[MD] Islam, Religion of Peace

[David M]

Hi Steve/Khaled

I also feel that SOM's banishing of values from
thought, enquiry, academia, reality and truth
also means that the discussion of values looks for
a home and place to live and thinks this has to be
religion. Less SOM less fundamentalism I'd hope.

David M


> Hi Khaled,
> 
> Thanks for telling me that history. It was interesting.
> 
> One thought I have about what motivates fundamentalism in religions  
> is about how fundamentalism emerged in Christianity. There was no  
> conflict between reason and religion for most people before evolution  
> was made an issue with the Scope's trial. The embarrassment of that  
> trial led to more explicit definition of Christian fundamentals which  
> forced people to make a choice between their faith and scientific  
> evidence. So there is a collision with modernity that resulted in  
> fundamentalism.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
>