'We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers' by Dr. Andy Thomson, AAI 2007

Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on the motives behind suicide terrorism at the Atheist Alliance International 2007 Conference in Washington, D.C. This video is available on DVD as part of the 'AAI 2007' DVD set, available at http://store.richarddawkins.net .

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Suicide Terrorism
• Natural Selection
• Evolution
• Biology
• Religion
• Islam
• Iraq
• Suicide Bomber

[lanceawatt]

Guess work? The claims and assumptions Dr. Thomson made are justified through using the scientific method, sufficient evidence based on evolutionary concept and supplying a good explanation to religious and biologically motivated behaviors.

[anashkhss]

On the top of my tube:

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great scientific evidences for Islam : )

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[jessyjessy4]

love the video really good

[thegeffc]

you have some great stuff here

[willbirful]

This is a great video

[GegoXaren]

@cnestudy1

Yes, the Norwegian shooting was done by a Christian loon with a weird and squid world view.

School shooting are of the type (if I get this video) that in the video was used to describe Women Suicide Bombers.

No one is blaming the Muslims, it is just that Religion is "a virus of the mind", it makes people more violent in the name of some unseen cosmic dictator. It sounds like some kind of schizophrenia.

[AscendingParadigm]

Science helps us protect our minds from parasitic content.

[NowKillTheKing]

Excellent talk by a very interesting, insightful and intelligent chap.

[Tarnaggy]

@cnestudy1 I agree, besides the fact that f*d up kids shooting their fellow students isn't terrorism. It's not intended to produce results or kill someone for a higher goal. It's a result of the extreme individualism of our society.