| I'm not sure this is true. But regardless, I've heard the same sentiments on many message boards. Maybe the suicide bombers wouldn't be so suicidal, if they got drenched with pig's blood and knew they'd miss out on those 72 virgins.
But the real issue is that there are knights and knaves in every kingdom. Not all people act accordingly with proper manners and morals in any particular society.
To expect nearly 300 million people to all behave according to your idea of fairness, is expecting the impossible. And the more diversity we have, the more diverse the opinions and action will be.
We can demand laws that will provide safeguards. But after awhile, those laws become the noose that kills the will of the people. Then we not only still have knights and knaves, we also have far too many serfs. |