[ExI] Arabs don't read

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:57 AM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

 Unfortunately most Muslims DO behave as if they believed every word in the
> Quran.
>

### I know a lot of Muslims personally. They drink alcohol, sleep around
with infidels, use credit cards and loans, never pray during the day, cheat
on Ramadan. Also, many tend be very nice and honest to non-Muslims.

This may be just an anecdote but I doubt it. All around the world most
nominally religious people cherry pick what injunctions of their holy books
to follow on any given day.

I think that the problem with some Muslims is that they are much more
likely to come from societies practicing cousin marriage, compared to
people of Han, Japanese, or European descent, regardless of their
religions. This may result in genetic and cultural adaptations, including a
lower tendency towards universalist moral thinking, and a higher level of
asabiyah.

Rafal
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