Palestinian Despair remains constant, suicide bombings, not so much.

[rodney_g_graves]

Christopher Hitchens poses an interesting question:

What Happened to the Suicide Bombers of Jerusalem?
Nasty, fanatical old men, not human emotions, decided who died and when.
By Christopher HitchensIt is sometimes important to write about the things that are not happening and the dogs that are not barking

Comments

[jetfx]

Science flies you to the Moon; religion flies you into buildings.

It's interesting that Tibet, which has suffered under Chinese rule that is at least as bad as what the Palestinians are under, does not have a thing for suicide bombings. Martyrdom does not have a place in Buddhism as there is no paradise to go to. And no self appointed authorities who speak for the "divine", an entity which expresses desires that are very much in line with those of the authorities.

The Palestinians would be better off to strangle their Imams first, and then deal with Israeli oppression. No gods comes before no masters in the old slogan.

Not all religions, nor cultures, are equal

[rodney_g_graves]

Especially as regards their fruits.

The counter postion is either incredibly ill educated or the product of evangelical atheism; the faith that there is no God.

All of the followers of the brigand, theif, pedophile, rapist "prophet" would do well to "strangle their Imams first." The rest of the world, not so much.

Re: Not all religions, nor cultures, are equal

[jetfx]

I would definitely agree with your comment's title, but all religions are false, if not always equally so. Evangelical atheism is a straw man. Atheism is a lack of belief in gods. It is no more a faith than baldness is a hair colour. Besides, claiming that there is no god as a logical positive statement is absurd. Any atheist with half a brain would would point out that a theist has no convincing evidence of their claims and note that atheism is a more reasonable position.

Not to mention a more positive and human one.

Think back now to the system of Government

[rodney_g_graves]

Which was explicitly atheist, and count the dead at their hands.