ch229151
03-01-2011, 11:33 AM
I'd like some of your thoughts on this!
Why is it that every conflict within the the confines of planet Earth somehow revolves around Muslim anger? Why is it that every continent has some threat directly related to this religion and followers? Africa, North America, Europe, many of the Pan-Asian nations are all on the list of places affected by Islamic extremism.
There may be no correct answer to this, but one may have some insight into the religion by looking at its demographic data rather than it's scriptures.
Islam is the largest religion next to Christianity, although Islamic influence has spread over a MUCH greater distance than Christianity. It is because this religion has reached the forgotten citizens of the world that we see such violence. And by forgotten people, I mean anyone living in a third world nation where majority, if not all the citizens live well below the UN standards of poverty. These people have absolutely nothing to live for. They till land, raise live stock, till more land, raise more livestock and that's it. They have no purposes, no goals, no ambitions.
It is these weak minded, uneducated people who are influenced so greatly by the religious zealotry placed upon them by outside forces or their political leaders. It is human nature to want and need a purpose, and without one the mind becomes a breeding ground for anyone with a way to attain such purpose in life.
It is this impressionable empty void that can be easily influenced through tales of heroism, reward, honor, and sacrifice and this is where things can VERY easily go awry. The uneducated mind has no ability to think outside the box. No ability to view cause and effect or extrapolate scenarios beyond what is currently being observed or experienced. And no ability to think as an intelligent individual.
If we look at where Islamic radicalism breeds, 90% of the influence is found within nations well under the poverty line. I'm not talking about Islam, I'm talking about radical Islam. The Middle East, Eastern Europe, Thailand, the countless African nations are all nations who's citizens dwell under the poverty line. The other 10% is found in developed nations but is practiced by the underlings of society that make up its bottom tier in the cultural hierarchy.
Is it safe to assume the problem with Islam is that it's outreach has touched too many impressionable, uneducated people looking for a purpose and goal? That it's not so much the scriptures of Islam as it is the impressionable, unemployed, unambitious, and uneducated 18-32 year old men who have no place to vent their anger?
Perhaps...what do you all think?
-Craig
Why is it that every conflict within the the confines of planet Earth somehow revolves around Muslim anger? Why is it that every continent has some threat directly related to this religion and followers? Africa, North America, Europe, many of the Pan-Asian nations are all on the list of places affected by Islamic extremism.
There may be no correct answer to this, but one may have some insight into the religion by looking at its demographic data rather than it's scriptures.
Islam is the largest religion next to Christianity, although Islamic influence has spread over a MUCH greater distance than Christianity. It is because this religion has reached the forgotten citizens of the world that we see such violence. And by forgotten people, I mean anyone living in a third world nation where majority, if not all the citizens live well below the UN standards of poverty. These people have absolutely nothing to live for. They till land, raise live stock, till more land, raise more livestock and that's it. They have no purposes, no goals, no ambitions.
It is these weak minded, uneducated people who are influenced so greatly by the religious zealotry placed upon them by outside forces or their political leaders. It is human nature to want and need a purpose, and without one the mind becomes a breeding ground for anyone with a way to attain such purpose in life.
It is this impressionable empty void that can be easily influenced through tales of heroism, reward, honor, and sacrifice and this is where things can VERY easily go awry. The uneducated mind has no ability to think outside the box. No ability to view cause and effect or extrapolate scenarios beyond what is currently being observed or experienced. And no ability to think as an intelligent individual.
If we look at where Islamic radicalism breeds, 90% of the influence is found within nations well under the poverty line. I'm not talking about Islam, I'm talking about radical Islam. The Middle East, Eastern Europe, Thailand, the countless African nations are all nations who's citizens dwell under the poverty line. The other 10% is found in developed nations but is practiced by the underlings of society that make up its bottom tier in the cultural hierarchy.
Is it safe to assume the problem with Islam is that it's outreach has touched too many impressionable, uneducated people looking for a purpose and goal? That it's not so much the scriptures of Islam as it is the impressionable, unemployed, unambitious, and uneducated 18-32 year old men who have no place to vent their anger?
Perhaps...what do you all think?
-Craig