From: Noah Horton (nhorton@ectropic.org)
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 15:03:01 MST
So a discussion on tribalism has been raging recently and this brought to
mind a question of whether Islam is intrinsically an anti-extropian force.
If it is deemed to be such a force, a second question is whether that
means that Extropians as a tribe should be actively combatting it.
Obviously the at least perceived anti-western attitudes of many muslims
are one place where anti-extropic themes can be found. Yet another that
comes to mind is that there are bits in the Koran to the effect of, "Live
your life as closely as possible to that of Muhammed." Such passages, per
my understanding, are often interpreted literally to mean that your life
should be as similar as possible, including things like not watching TV if
Muhammed didn't. Those are just some starter examples to get the
conversation started.
-Noah Horton
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