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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
But yet even in the most moderate muslim populations, their views can be pretty extreme.
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That's true and I think is also reflected in those pew polls. I do think polling data can be a bit skewed, because people will give answers, especially on religion, that they might support in theory but wouldn't when push comes to shove. I really, really hope that's the case with some of those numbers.
However, this is why it's much more helpful to talk about specific issues rather than "Islam" as a whole. Saying "Islam has some terrible doctrines" is too vague - you're much more likely to get smart, rational people to agree with you if you instead point out specifically that "blasphemy should not be a criminal offense" or "let's not kill people for deciding to leave Islam" or "let's oppose female genital mutilation, regardless of why people are doing it".