Originally posted by: Noobtastic
Originally posted by: Craig234
Originally posted by: yllus
The issue with Middle Eastern countries being cesspits isn't a problem with Islam, it's a problem with tribalism.
However, I do think that Islam is amongst the worst religions in terms of friendliness to critical thought and free speech. It lacks the wiggle room of interpretation that allows other religions to adapt with the times.
You know, I don't see a whole lot of 'friendliness to critical thought' among the 'world is 6000 years old', 'evolution is a lie', and 'homosexuality is an evil choice' crowd.
So you see no distinction between fundamentalism Islam and fundamentalism Christianity?
That's not what I said. In fact, I wasn't talking to you at all; I made a post to you earlier, which you did not answer.
This was a post to Yllus's post. I wasn't so much disagreeing with his point, as adding another to it. You continue to show your incoherence by putting words in my mouth.
I didn't care to write a post comparing fundamentalist Christians and Muslims overall - but I will note that you can reach warped conclusions with selective use of the evidence.
Here's a hint - which nation invaded another, far away overseas, for highly misguided reasons including the politics of its own leaders, and killed 2 million people there with not only conventional combat but more bombs than dropped in all of WWII, Napalm, and Agent Orange? And yet you don't have anything to say about the implications of the warlike tendencies of the nation that did that, do you?
Want it closer to the Middle East? One war that slightly compares in scope is Iraq's unjustified invasion of Iran, using chemical weapons on their schoolchildren - and Iraq was the secular government, against Iran the fundamentalist Muslim government. Which side was our nation on? Did we increase or end the violence?
You have a severe case of myopia.
Now I'll await your response that I just argued Muslim countries are without flaw.
Edit: you get the Irony of the month award for the phrase 'Craig's babble' coming from you.