> My point here is that everyone besides ISIS says that ISIS is misreading > the Koran, and yes, there are MANY things that ISIS does that run counter > to the Koran. However, the basic thesis of running out and blowing yourself > and others up in the only holy war now taking place **IS** supported by the > Koran - better than other less-violent interpretations. >
I kinda agree with this, actually, based on my limited but nontrivial knowledge of the Quran... However, I don't think it matters much. What matters is not what is the most straightforward interpretation of the Quran from a modern Western rationalist, literalist perspective. What matters are the cultural traditions of which the Quran is a part. And some such cultural traditions (e.g. ISIS) are toxic, others (e.g Sufism) are no more toxic than most human cultural groups/beliefs, and have unique and wonderful positive aspects... -- ben > > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they inhabit; I move them here, I put them there. They go as I say, then do as I tell them. I am the word and my name is never spoken, the name which no one knows. I am called Ubik, but that is not my name. I am. I shall always be.” -- Ubik ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
