Debate: Chris Hedges vs. Sam Harris - Religion, Politics and the End of the World (1 of 2)

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - Sam Harris and Chris Hedges debate over the role that religion and politics play in Islamic extremism.

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[garfrain]

@bayreuth79 one of the problems being the thing that they hold most dear (islam) is a hate filled fairy tale worthy of no educated persons respect

[bayreuth79]

@garfrain This might be the case. However, the reaction that many muslims had to images mocking the Prophet Muhammad has a social and political background. We forget that the West has literally humiliated the Middle East for at least the last 100 years or so. These people are often angry and frustrated that they have been so viciously maltreated by Western powers; and when they see what they hold most dear (Islam) mocked and vilified by the West its understandable why they explode.

[garfrain]

@bayreuth79 if any cartoon is deemed vitriolic enough to cause people to want to kill others then those people are mentally ill

[kirkeichler]

@kirkeichler why would my auto-correct make it extraordinarily? wouldnt extraordinary be easier?

[kirkeichler]

extraordinarily claims require extraordinarily evidence 

[xXlilmissniah09Xx]

Muslims were definitely outraged at the fact that Muhammad was drawn, it is a violation of shirk to draw Allah with human like features. Sam Harris got that exactly right.

[librazone]

80% of people believe in creationism ? no way.

[librazone]

Corporatocracy is far more dangerous than any religion.

[kalbahamut]

@bayreuth79 Sam Harris is spot on correct whenever he talks about religion. Consider Poe's law: "...it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing." Religion is so absurd that even attempting to mock or parody it, you will never be quite AS absurd as the real thing.

[kalbahamut]

@bayreuth79 come here to Saudi Arabia, draw a nice picture of Muhammad, and walk around showing it to people. I dare you.

It doesn't matter what the images were, the fact that certain imams were able to rile up so many Muslims over something so incredibly stupid, to the point where they were committing acts of violence, arson, etc, is absolutely pathetic. You should be embarrassed to actually be defending this sort of thing.