[extropy-chat] Islamic morons win yet again Resend 2

[Keith Henson]

At 01:38 PM 9/29/2006 -0500, Brandon Reinhart wrote:

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>I don't know if religious extremism shares root causes with other forms of
>political extremism (like fascism).

It does.

>If you purgated religion, would these
>people latch onto other movements as outlets for their anger? Isn't it
>possible that even in a world without religion, you'd still have the same
>trends as long as you failed to address the root causes of the irrational
>rage that leads to jihad?

Bingo!  You got it.

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>To me that means finding and addressing the root causes of extremism.
>Actions like helping the third world build strong, responsive, secular
>governments. Helping them build infrastructure, education systems, and jobs.
>It won't cure religion, but it might make headway into removing the
>powerbase of extremist rabble rousers.

And the *most important* element is to reduce the birth rate to below the 
growth of the economy.  That's what happened in Northern Ireland and I make 
the case it is the reason for the IRA going out of business.

Keith Henson