[gobucks]

I can't understand why people are so hung up on beliefs.

Just curious here ... is this comment a question, or a mild reproof in code to those who hold fast to the "wrong" beliefs? FWIW, I hold very strong beliefs - and am willing to subject myself to rhetoric which affirms those beliefs or points other beliefs that better conform to the reality I have experienced over the years.

Our beliefs are pretty much impossible to avoid, for a typical person can't stand the insecurity and/or dissatisfaction of not knowing the end of the story. And guess what? I hold beliefs about what Muslims think the end of the story will look like. I don't like their version of the end of the story, as described in the Koran, an ending not denied by their immans. (There are other books, with other stories I don't the endings to either, but we're talking about Islamized Arabized folks in this thread).

So, am I thus guilty of being an evil sterotypist who is contributing to a strife-filled world? Not wanting to start a flmae war w/ you btw, but like you, "I can't understand why ....". And, to be fair, you did start off with a "If we...".

Usually, folks who write like this are somewhat left of center in their outlook, in my experience. But I can't truely believe you are a leftist.

[stuartcr]

A question, as I don't believe there are any right or wrong beliefs with reference to religion....one's religious beliefs are just that, beliefs, none of which can be proven or unproven. I question why beliefs in something that cannot be proven, are defended so zealously, sometimes to the point of violence.