So, bigots, if Islam is so horrible, why aren't you walking or biking to work?

[Shoulders of Giants]

142. Read the Koran, it is terrible.

It is full of every antigay, women, human, etc thing you can imagine. But then again so is the Bible. Ultimately secularism is what promotes human rights, not religiosity. Most western secular democracies are good because they stopped following the Bible (and only claimed to without actually knowing the terrible stuff that's inside of it). In the Christian world, areas that most follow the Bible (such as the American south) tend to be the most regressive. If Islamic countries become more secular, they will improve as well. There are actually examples of this in some Muslim Majority countries like Turkey, Jordan, and Kuwait, but these countries still aren't secular enough.


I've never liked being called a bigot for calling out the evils in religion. That's because I don't pick a side (I'm an atheist) and call them all out. However, if the Koran is to be followed word for word (in the way the Bible used to be in what we call "the dark ages&quot , then it would be an enemy of liberalism. It's just a simple fact. Before you defend Islam, I suggest you read the Koran cover to cover, and you will see that as an idea, it's not worth defending.


Also I'd like to point out if the weather is nice enough, I sometimes bike or walk to work or nearby stores. But I live in the midwest, and things are too spread out and the public transportation is awful. However, I have a car with great MPG (at least for the price I paid, I can't afford the ones that get 40+ MPG), and I don't have kids largely for environmental reason (and selfish reasons I do admit as well). So I hope I'm doing my part.