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Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout
I suppose I am parroting the Myrrh "boilerplate response" provided by Dubman, in that it is easy to take these incidents as representative of all Islam. That would be a little like taking the persecution of "witches" in Kenya as representative of all of Christianity, which it clearly isn't. |
But why is it possible to clearly describe the positive affects a religion has on a culture but impossible to discuss the negative affects a religion has on a culture? For example. you hear all the time that religious community x is one that is more honest and charitable. But I don't often see people taken seriously when they say that religous community x is one that is promotes child abuse and subjugated will.
I guess I'm thinking one *can* take these incidents as representative of Islam, as much as witch hunting with christianity. Which is not saying that Islam is inherently evil or even does more evil than good. Its simply saying that the religion *is* a contributing cause to unethical behavior.
I mean I can come up with a great religion that has its own code of laws: Rexia Law. And Rexia law is written in pheonician poetry by a revered but eccentric person in a small truck stop town in wyoming. And it says we should do x,y,z but its not Rexia law that's to blame when the inevitable side affects and adverse consequences arise from everyone doing x,y,z. That's human error. Because Rexia Law is perfect as God is perfect. So basically anything that is indefensible and smacking against common sense and prima facie human understanding of ethics : that's a singular rotten apple that's spoiling the bunch. But all the good stuff? that's Rexia law man.