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On Friday, September 14, 2001, 3:04:48 PM, Ullrich Fischer wrote:
UF> What can be done is replace negative mysticism (which permits
UF> religious justification for suicide bombers) with positive
UF> mysticism which explicitly makes life the highest value.
A good idea, but tough to do. In almost all religions, God is at the
top, not our life. Could you rephrase it to eliminate this conflict?
UF> The parts of the 'holy books' that speak of devine vengeance or
UF> give any hint of justification to megalomaniacs that would claim
UF> to be God's representative on earth need to be re-interpreted.
Again, hard to do. One of the first things we(collectively) do is to
get God to bless our preparations to kill or harm others. The worse it
is, the more we ask for 'support'.
What could be done to make your good suggestion happen?
UF> In fact, given their penchant for engaging in suicide bombing, it
UF> is no punishment at all. Far better would be to capture these
UF> individuals and put them in solitary confinement while taking
UF> every precaution that they live as long as possible
In that 'belief system', is there an even less desirable set of events
that could be done. Perhaps it could be turned around to be as far as
possible from a martyr, thus living in eternal bliss.
ztrader
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