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Stefano Vaj wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 26 July 2010 16:48, Keith Henson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hkeithhenson@gmail.com"><hkeithhenson@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I agree with you that Islam is a nasty meme set, at least in its
current state. It's just not exceptional coming out of a stressed
society. Nazism and communism were associated with huge numbers of
deaths in the last century, and I am not sure the memes associated
with the spasm in Rwanda even had a name.
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All kind of beliefs or value systems may basically serve to organise
violence, extermination, etc. (including western democracy or buddhism
or transhumanism, btw). Some degree of organised violence is also
implied by the very existence of States, law enforcement, military
apparatuses, etc.
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Please explain how a belief that the Non-Agression Principle is the
basis of any reasonable ethics leads to extermination. I could an
agree more about the inherent evil and violence of States as the have a
legal monopoly on the initiation of force. <br>
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The real issue, IMHO, is that while a "heathen/pagan" may or may not
really care upon the fact that a bordering culture lives according to
different values or beliefs, monotheism *requires* conversion or
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No, it doesn't. Many monotheists could care less if others go straight
to whatever version of hell or if they do care understand the
importance of free choice. <br>
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<pre wrap=""> Irrespective, and in addition, to any
kind of actual conflict of interests it may help to hide and
legitimise.
As far as modern, secular ideologies I concerned, it is my impression
that in most cases they inherit from both traditions, and one can
easily guess from where they pick their most intolerant traits.
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Check out the NAP and voluntarist social models. <br>
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- s<br>
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