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Originally Posted by Consolator
I'm aware of that. It isn't something all Muslims adhere to, however. Hence me saying it's about respecting other's beliefs. Religious crazies will be religious crazies, pointing the finger to which are the worst is irrelevant. Also, I thought the Quran was ordered by verse length, not by when it was written.
What it comes down to is interpretation of the book. Religious texts (The Bible and Quran) both say really bat**** crazy stuff. The Bible says slavery is perfectly acceptable, and that any children that are remotely disobedient should be stoned. Do Christians do this?
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Don't you think there is a contradiction between "respecting other's beliefs" and saying "
religious crazies will be religious crazies" or "
religious texts (The Bible and Quran) both say really bat**** crazy stuff"?
In this thread, it was me the first who distinguished between
believers,
beliefs and
freedom to express beliefs (or
disbeliefs). And BTW, I was "assailed" for that.
Regarding texts, I said there are different
POTENTIAL effects, although human circumstances can reduce or increase those
potential effects. However, it is true that some belief systems are more rigid than others. I also mentioned that Islam is more than a religion (in the strict sense of the word), and for that reason the political and (purely) religious aspects are usually interrelated.
And if we assume that religion must not necessarily be above everything, we can talk about people's beliefs in general.
A priori, if you burn Ayn Rand's
Atlas Shrugged (after having bought it) the probabilty of you being lynched by an enraged crowd is
objectively lower than if you burn the Quran:
A priori (because you never know with
randroids...). Because Ayn Rand defended your right to burn her books as long as you buy them (in this case this detail is especially important).