Do you think that selling atheism would end religious (including Islamic) fundamentalism ?

Question

There are no takers to Mr. Bush's idea of selling democracy to the Middle East. It is a catastrophy. The real solution seems to be about religion... that is, the truth about religion.

Answer 1

The only end to violent religious fundamentalism is to prove beyond all doubt that there is no God. The problem is that proving a negative statement ("xxx does not exist") is very difficult. And trying to prove THAT negative statement is even tougher than normal because of the opposition you would get.

I'm not even sure whether I would support you in that one.

But even if you COULD prove such a thing, your next big issue is that people will find something else to argue about.

Answer 2

yet another element is, Islam hasn't had a reformation. The Quran getting used as we communicate's almost precisely an identical with the aid of fact the single getting used 1000 years in the past. interior an identical historical language, same wording. The Bible has been written and rewritten persistently back, growing to be somewhat greater present day each and every time.

Answer 3

No, because atheism is still a religion. It's the firm belief that God does not exist, a belief some atheists hold as devoutly as believers hold their faith in God. The only way for any country to be truly free is to keep all religion out of the government and keep the government out of religion, leaving people free to believe what they want to believe.

Answer 4

NO TAKERS??????

I think the Iraqis and Afghans whose countries were freed from dictatorships would beg to differ. The only people who don't like the idea of democracy in the middle east are terrorists or terrorist-supporting dictators.

Answer 5

Its not about religion its about economics. People turn to religion when it is their only option.

We (England, France, USA, Germany, etc.) have been manipulating the people of these areas since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. We support dictators, support wars, do whatever is expedient in order to get cheap oil from the area. We play the people of this area off one another, we push them into reservations (Palestinians). When we get out of their way and allow them to forge their own destiny democracy will come and their hatred towards us will end.

Answer 6

It would never end religious fundamentalism completely because humans have a natural desire to get to know God, some suppress it with atheism but not everyone does.

Answer 7

Atheism is simpy a religion of non-believers. There are already millions of non-believers of the Muslim and Christian faiths. You fail. Good try though.

This is a fight over control of land. Nobody will win until the complete destruction of Islamic or Christian religion.

Answer 8

Bush is right about democracy in that region. Every human on earth wants to be free. The terrorists have no religion except hatred for achievement. All they have ever done for centuries is start wars and live in tents. You would be angry too it you knew you were a loser.

Answer 9

After you have convinced those heathens that there is no god, they will turn round and ask you by what code they should live. You will then have to teach them your western atheist ethics. But by what power will you convince them? You already admit that they are lost in unreason.
Maybe a semi-democratic government, separating church from state, might answer your purpose. It would require a strong army. Turkey is an example.

Answer 10

No, because there will always be differences of opinion about any thing, and every thing. There would still be issues and people would still fight over them.