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Originally Posted by Buster
People naturally recoil at sweeping statements, and generalizations, even when they are valid.
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I agree with everything you've said. Its unfortunate because I think proper terminology is sometimes overtaken by the lazy and ruined.
The only issues I take with Harris directly regarding criticisms of Islam is when he does fall into the trap of bigotry. His desire, for instance, that every man in a turban aught to be screened carefully at the airport is an example. He doesn't omit white people from screening, but does specifically say that anyone who looks like they even COULD be Muslim should go through extra screening. White children and white elderly people appear fine to let through, but nobody that 'looks' Muslim, which we can gather the meaning behind. These turban wearing people should be thankful they're being profiled, of course.
That's more indicative of islamophobia than reason, logic, or intelligence,I think, given the regularity of non-Muslims who wear turbans, the amount of people who aren't Muslim that might 'look the part,' and the incredibly low likelihood of terrorist acts on a plane.