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Originally Posted by polak
I wouldn't call someone out unless they gave me reason too. It'd have to be a much bigger reason then them saying they are a certain ethnicity or subscribe to a certain religion.
This still doesn't change the complete lack of reform in that religion though. How we're ignoring such large portions of a population base, millions of people, being okay with violence in the name of islam is something I don't understand though.
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Here are some data that you can
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Predominantly, Muslim countries average 2.4 murders per annum per 100,000 people, compared to 7.5 in non-Muslim countries. The percentage of the society that is made up of Muslims is an extraordinarily good predictor of a country's murder rate. More authoritarianism in Muslim countries does not account for the difference. I have found that controlling for political regime in statistical analysis does not change the findings. More Muslims, less homicide.
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Why are non-muslims so violent?! Why are muslims so peaceful?! I mean, we all saw Breivik right?! Isn't that reason enough for you to call out Christians?
I think sweeping assertions such as "large proportions of a population base... being okay with violence" are demonstrably weak. But I also think we're discussing something that is happening in a blind spot. The last word is yours.