Explosion in Boston?

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therealUT said:
Did Christianity drive Eric Rudolph?
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Yes. And your point is?...that the one major Christian driven terrorist act(s) of the last 20 years somehow equals out the playing field with the dozens upon dozens (if not in the hundreds) of Islamic ones?
 
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After opening this thread and reading some particular posts, I was quickly reminded of why I left the "Politics" forum a few months ago.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Yes. And your point is?...that the one major Christian driven terrorist act(s) of the last 20 years somehow equals out the playing field with the dozens upon dozens (if not in the hundreds) of Islamic ones?
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I don't equate an abortion clinic bombing/shooting to an entire religion. Attempting to do so takes an extremely narrow view and ignores all kinds of factors. You want simple answers where they do not exist
 
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volprof said:
After opening this thread and reading some particular posts, I was quickly reminded of why I left the "Politics" forum a few months ago.
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if a couple posts taint your view of an entire forum then you are no better than those you ridicule
 
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therealUT said:
No, it is not that simple. Attempting to oversimplify this is just another attempt to avoid thinking.
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Crack open your dusty old philosophy text books and reacquaint yourself with Occam's razor. Again, over complication is a defense mechanism when unable to grasp/handle/comprehend the truth.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Crack open your dusty old philosophy text books and reacquaint yourself with Occam's razor. Again, over complication is a defense mechanism when unable to grasp/handle/comprehend the truth.
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Oversimplification and generalization are the defense mechanisms of the lazy.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Yes. And your point is?...that the one major Christian driven terrorist act(s) of the last 20 years somehow equals out the playing field with the dozens upon dozens (if not in the hundreds) of Islamic ones?
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Abortion clinic bombings and the murder of clinic doctors/workers (while not necessarily all connected to religion) are almost always Christian motivated in this country. We can think what we want about abortion, but there's no denying these assaults are terrorism.
 
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golfballs said:
Islamic....
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Growing up in a war zone...?

Kid is 19. Chechen Wars from 1994-2006. If they are Chechen, then I think such an experience when growing up could play a larger factor than Islam, in that such an experience might psychologically predispose an individual in such a way that any extreme ideology will easily work on them in a way that exploits and uses them as a tool. Whether radical Christianity, radical Islam, radical Hinduism, etc.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Yes. And your point is?...that the one major Christian driven terrorist act(s) of the last 20 years somehow equals out the playing field with the dozens upon dozens (if not in the hundreds) of Islamic ones?
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Why limit it to 20 years? Is this because you know that if you extend to 30, you have to include Ireland and Northern Ireland?
 
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therealUT said:
Growing up in a war zone...?

Kid is 19. Chechen Wars from 1994-2006. If they are Chechen, then I think such an experience when growing up could play a larger factor than Islam, in that such an experience might psychologically predispose an individual in such a way that any extreme ideology will easily work on them in a way that exploits and uses them as a tool. Whether radical Christianity, radical Islam, radical Hinduism, etc.
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We're all grasping at straws at this point, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if a narrative like that develops about these guys.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Crack open your dusty old philosophy text books and reacquaint yourself with Occam's razor. Again, over complication is a defense mechanism when unable to grasp/handle/comprehend the truth.
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I've actually read Ockham. I'm acquainted with what it is he is saying, and it is not a plea to jump to oversimplified conclusions.
 
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Just a side note but these idiots probably just gave justification for Putin to do whatever the hell he wants to in Chechnya.
 
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volprof said:
Abortion clinic bombings and the murder of clinic doctors/workers (while not necessarily all connected to religion) are almost always Christian motivated in this country. We can think what we want about abortion, but there's no denying these assaults are terrorism.
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PA Abortion Clinic Worker: I Saw 10 Babies Breathe

PA Abortion Clinic Worker: I Saw 10 Babies Breathe - ABC News

But the murder of babies by these clinic doctors/workers is OK
 
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therealUT said:
Growing up in a war zone...?

Kid is 19. Chechen Wars from 1994-2006. If they are Chechen, then I think such an experience when growing up could play a larger factor than Islam, in that such an experience might psychologically predispose an individual in such a way that any extreme ideology will easily work on them in a way that exploits and uses them as a tool. Whether radical Christianity, radical Islam, radical Hinduism, etc.
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Right. It's a possibility. But there's a history of Chechens and radical Islam. So it's obviously not something that can be dismissed at the moment.
 
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