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trotsky

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2. Valid advice for everyone.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 11:56 AM

Jan 2015

And I don't believe I've tried to declare what Islam is, only that the people who have committed horrible deeds in its name are claiming they are Muslims, and that their motivation is religious, so I think they only fair thing we can do is take them at their word.

No religion is monolithic and one would be foolish to think so. However one of the biggest problems then is that no one version of a religion can really ever be called the "true" or "right" one. That's the part that so few people get - both the violent fundamentalists and liberal apologists.

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Kuffarsplaining -- A How-To Guide For Talking About Islam [View all] Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 OP

I've never claimed to know everything. Tobin S. Jan 2015 #1

Valid advice for everyone. trotsky Jan 2015 #2

And I don't believe I've tried to declare what Islam is AlbertCat Jan 2015 #5

And that is very well put. n/t trotsky Jan 2015 #6

That "not monolithic" applies to the acts too. jeff47 Jan 2015 #7

I don't think anyone knows enough, other than the participants themselves... trotsky Jan 2015 #9

If they had the same motivation, they'd be doing the same things. jeff47 Jan 2015 #13

Now that's not true at all. trotsky Jan 2015 #18

If they're all seeking to kill infidels in order to go to heaven jeff47 Jan 2015 #19

Yet some may choose different means. trotsky Jan 2015 #21

And he couldn't give the money before exploding because..........? jeff47 Jan 2015 #22

Or he's got connections and is actively funneling the money in. trotsky Jan 2015 #23

So now you're arguing that everyone in NASA is monolithic? jeff47 Jan 2015 #24

Nope, I said "lots of" (not all) people doing different jobs at NASA are all motivated... trotsky Jan 2015 #25

When one points out atheist ex muslims here they invariably Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #3

And thus you get the wonderful double standard... trotsky Jan 2015 #11

This looks to me like a Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #4

The comments seem to indicate... onager Jan 2015 #8

Speaking for myself, I like to get first-hand information. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #10

Ask 10 Muslims, you'll get 10 different opinions... onager Jan 2015 #12

I don't think we're being told to STFU so much as we are being told to listen. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #14

I agree that ex-Muslims Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #15

Took the title for satire... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #16

When I think of Muslims Cartoonist Jan 2015 #17

Seth Andrews popped a really quotation on his most recent radio show... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #20

That's an ace of a quote right there. n/t trotsky Jan 2015 #26