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I'd like to thank Watts for posting almost word-for-word what I would have said after reading the relevant posts. Buddhism is so different from Islam, Christianity and Judaism as to warrant entirely separate consideration. When the word "religion" is used as an umbrella term, it is perhaps wise to consider that the better term would have been "monotheistic religion". To authorise a pre-emptive strike to destroy Iran without substantial further consideration would be to repeat the mistakes of recent history.

That having been said, I find it equally hard to agree with Arainach's post. There are thousands of Christians and Jews, and even moslems in this world who are entirely moderate and inoffensive in their views. It seems to be the case that militant Islamic Fundamentalists represent a significant proportion of the world's moslem population, but they are hardly the basis on which we should judge the whole of it, any more than the Ku Klux Klan and Pat Robertson represent a basis on which to judge Christians.

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