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1. I have already said I am aware there are interpretations of Islamic theology/jurisprudence that are powerful factors in creating extremists. In certain areas, Islam can be very useful to theocrats and radical tacticians in maintaining power and motivating people to kill themselves for a...

I never said "fall all over ourselves to grovel." I said those who <i>blame</i> the religion, and those who foolishly think military action is some solution (beyond a very limited point) will play right into the hands of the radical tacticians. Not doing those two things does not equal...

I agree entirely. Those who seek to enfuriate the entire Muslim populace by blaming the religion, or those who push for more invasions and bombings in the region, will basically radicalize those who haven't entered the fight. And that is exactly what bin Laden said he was trying to make...

That's the first time I've seen something like that in numbers, and it is quite a shock and very troubling. Keep in mind I mentioned extremists though, implying willingness to strap on a belt and blow up something or take up arms to kill an infidel. That data may (at best) reveal that...

I think it's important to define yourself outside of your work. I think one of the ways I turned the corner was by not caring a lick about this, whereas in the beginning I took everything so seriously. Giving up ego, pride; although I still get very frustrated at times (really hard to get rid...

If you go there, know that any sub-LLC is likely getting charged around .002 by their clearing firm, max. Everything on top of that commission is gravy to them. Calculate your average monthly volume and see how much goes to you and goes to them on the rate they give you.

Good, now we're getting somewhere. I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt in that you may be less of a bonehead, perhaps not a bonehead at all, though I think I have a clear picture of the nature of Nik's opinions. I am quite aware Islam has something to do with Islamic...

LOL. All that discussion of whether or not Islam is to blame and it's down to you saying a Google search for 'islam condem violence' doesn't return links about Muslims condemning violence. Couldn't explain the implication behind beheadings in Tikrit (lemme guess, it's MUSLIMS did it...

The link was an example of how to do a 3 second search on Google. I found this in 5 seconds: http://www.muhajabah.com/otherscondemn.php I am not here to teach you how to not be a bonehead. Don't be lazy. Pick up a book, read that riverbend blog. Now, explain to me why you provided...

When you disagree with me that extremism is primarily rooted in socio-economics, you are implicitly saying Islam is the real cause. Bin Laden was rich. No violence exists in poor countries except where Islam is involved. When you say it doesn't matter that Islam is decentralized, all...

Let's just clean this up with a few simple questions before this gets ridiculous. I may get back to it later, but not now. Here is your chance to tell the world in what ways all/most Muslims are very, very evil. 1. Can we say Islamic theology is sufficient in itself as a cause of Islamic...

Quote from traderNik: Well... I can't really match up the image of an rogue soldier murdering a bunch of people with the 767 hitting Tower 2, you know. Something about that that I just can't match up... In the case of Abu Ghraib, considering the play the story got here, it's not like we...

Quote from hapaboy: You say you read about Muslim "scholars" condemning Muslim violence, but why haven't the head Muslim clerics in each Middle Eastern country - Sunni or Shi'a - condemned these threats on the Pope, the killing of the nun in Somalia, the burning of churches? And how about...

Also, you should know your 22 results MIGHT have something to do with the definition of Islamist.

Your hesitation to blame Islam, at first, is very noble. A hard struggle in us all to not blame entire religons when someone does something stupid. An organized and unequivocal reaction from ordinary citizens? Gotcha. Like, say, the organized reaction from ordinary U.S. citizens when...

Not that I'm a fan of any religion, as I think they're for idiots (except Eastern religions -- far superior), but I think people that endlessly rant about how Muslim leaders don't speak out are being disingenuous and get a rise out of their own carte blanche to be ignorant. Take 3 seconds and...

That's a great response. An appropriate reply would require that I kick my hangover first. :D I'll get back later.

SellHiByHier. It does look short term bearish right now, tho ;) Not my cup of tea however.

Eh, the "lizard brain" idea is nothing new. I first read it in a Carl Sagan book when I was 13. The amygdala is the emotional fight-or-flight center of the brain that reacts to stress. That and the surrounding tissue is an evolutionary structure that the neocortex is built around. When...

Further: "Thus, motivation appears to be a more important factor than innate ability in the development of expertise. It is no accident that in music, chess and sports--all domains in which expertise is defined by competitive performance rather than academic credentialing--professionalism has...