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A Rant
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reply to post by babloyi, RimDass, sk0rpi0n, wildtimes, and anyone else I
might have missed.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The first and most important thing I have to say, is THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH Your responses have been valuable, telling me things I didn't know. Discussions here almost always degenerate quickly, so I'm especially pleased that you have taken the time to explain some things to me. How else do we learn?
I have an appointment I must leave for shortly, but I'll be back to continue the discussion. I think there's enough time to make a small defense of a statement babloyi criticized: " I consider Islam unique in that I don't know of another religion with followers killing themselves and others to advance their religion, and in the name of their religion."
That was perfectly true. I didn't know of another religion which did that. And I'm not embarassed in the slightest that I didn't know about Tripura and Manmasi. You'd have to talk to hundreds of Americans before you found one that did.
But that proves my point that this can be a valuable source of knowledge, and I'm grateful to you all for providing it.
With respect,
Charles1952
Ladies and gentlemen,
The first and most important thing I have to say, is THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH Your responses have been valuable, telling me things I didn't know. Discussions here almost always degenerate quickly, so I'm especially pleased that you have taken the time to explain some things to me. How else do we learn?
I have an appointment I must leave for shortly, but I'll be back to continue the discussion. I think there's enough time to make a small defense of a statement babloyi criticized: " I consider Islam unique in that I don't know of another religion with followers killing themselves and others to advance their religion, and in the name of their religion."
That was perfectly true. I didn't know of another religion which did that. And I'm not embarassed in the slightest that I didn't know about Tripura and Manmasi. You'd have to talk to hundreds of Americans before you found one that did.
But that proves my point that this can be a valuable source of knowledge, and I'm grateful to you all for providing it.
With respect,
Charles1952
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