If you take away superstition, it would be much more difficult to convince males to blow themselves up for a larger cause. This isn' t about war or religion. It' s a psychology lecture about vulnerabilities of the human mind.
They didn' t even need to talk about religion, we know what it is. They did because it was " The Foundation of Reason and Science" . But it doesn' t change the research on human behaviour for the subject.
You' re right, this isn' t the bigger picture, this is a micro perspective. But if you want to understand anything you have to see it from all angles.
Its largely academic whether a suicide bomber thinks like a monkey just before he sets him/herself off, dont you think?
Yes, it' s a lecture. That doesn' t mean we can' t discuss it.
But I reckon religions just an excuse not the root cause, you get rid of religion bombers will find another excuse.
I half agree with what you said. It' s not the root cause, religion is an effective tool designed to take advantage of individuals who are vulnerable to this degree of manipulation. I think everyone here can agree that they are being manipulated. You don' t actually believe that God or Allah wants them to blow themselves up, even if you belive in a higher power. But without religion you pretty much will stop having suicide bombers. Or at the very least they would have a much more difficult time trying to sign people up for it. You can' t even find example of modern suicide bombers part of a group that didn' t have a religious affiliation.
It seems to me like if we know the human mind has vulnerabilities, and not just suicide bombers but everyone; and we know how effective religion is with taking advantage of this. We should take steps to dissarm them.
Most people manage their religion just fine, but it can be used to brainwash people. I mean, they' re ***ing blowing themselves up in the name of Allah. They' re not doing it for Steve or Jessica, they' re doing it for God. That' s how powerful this stuff is.
If you want to look at this from a political point of view. People everywhere should be free to practice their religion without persecution. These types of human rights are very important. What I' m saying is that children at the same time shouldn' t be exposed to religion. Once they' re older and their brain is developed, let them decide. If they were really so righteous they would feel confident about their ideas enough that they would be glad to wait to instill their ideas on a mature mind.
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