Marijuana terrorism
Bush would convert to Islam, America could save itself a lot of trouble. marijuana terrorism Terrorism and ethics. But that suggestion is, if anything, more likely to be taken up than the other, more sensible alternative: that Bush should take on the real enemy - religious fundamentalism. What are the chances that Bush will engage in an intensive effort to educate people around the world in the reasons why we should treat supposedly sacred religious texts as human creations, no less fallible than other human creations? Or that he will seek to puncture belief in heaven, about the only thing that could make it rational to fly a plane into a building, killing yourself along with everyone else?The answer is: zero. The President who now finds himself fighting Islamic fundamentalism himself came to power on the votes of Christian fundamentalists, who overwhelmingly supported him, largely because of his anti-abortion stance. marijuana terrorism Terrorism and ethics. America has a higher percentage of its population willing to say that they "definitely believe in the Devil" (45 per cent) than any other country in the world. About one-third of Americans say they definitely believe that "the Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word for word". Bush himself says he regularly reads the Bible, and that his "faith" helps him to make decisions. marijuana terrorism War against terrorism. So he is in no position to criticise anyone else for holding irrational beliefs about God or the afterlife. But even if the US was led by someone less committed to religious belief than Bush, and therefore prepared to lay the blame for the attacks squarely at the door of irrational religious faith, would it do any good? Probably not. There is little evidence that religious belief has ever been lessened by government criticism, and plenty of examples, such as Poland under the communists, where it thrived in the face of long-term government hostility. But in the long run, education does make some difference. Even in America, religious belief is lower among those with higher levels of education. To say this is not to deny that some religious fundamentalists - including, it seems, some of the hijackers themselves - have high levels of education. Nevertheless, it is possible to hope that a highly educated nation will provide a less fertile soil for religious belief. So one lesson to be drawn from the terrible events of September 11 is that the answer may lie in education.
Marijuana terrorism
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