Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "Turkey attacks Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq after Istanbul street bombing" video.

Agreed. Not all civilians can be held responsible for the action of a state, particularly one as repressive as Turkey.
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Just what the world needs..... another war.
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So they are not all bad.
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@planetcaravan2925 not for bombing inocent civilians. The population in general cannot be held responsible for the actions of the state, particularly one as dictatorial as Turkey.
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@Ibn_Abdulaziz your analysis is non sequitur. You cannot concatenate the subjects that you do. I could argue that it is far right religious extremism that is the greatest danger to the US, as it does not involve logical thinking. It would be difficult to be an atheist and a satanist at the same time. The ideal philosophy is one of live and let live, something that the religious extremists abhors. Pornography is driven by the profit motive and takes advantage of basic human nature.
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@Ibn_Abdulaziz you would be very unwise to invoke history as a defence of religion. Religions of different faiths have been responsible for the greatest number of unnatural deaths, resulting from simple murder to death by torture. The origins of religion can be traced to the limited knowledge of natural phenomena and a human need for comfort when faced with mortality. By their nature all religions are based on irrational and primitive ideas. A philosophy of live and let live is not necessarily a mandate for hedonistic behaviour, just an acceptance that any behaviour maybe acceptable provided it does not involve harm to others, including other creatures. That make many religious practices unacceptable, since at the very minimum they involve imposing religious beliefs on others, in the alternate form of fascism. It is an observable fact that the weaker the faith the more extreme the religion, and the greater the need for affirmation of beliefs by imposing them on others. Throughout history religion has been used by the state elite to control the general population. The threat of he'll fire and damnation has always been a good way to enslave a population. There have no doubt been many a king or cleric that did not believe a word of what the preached. One question worth asking is why are all atheists not also hedonists? Morality is not the sole province of the religious. In fact one could argue that some religions are so extreme they lack any morality, given that murder is the ultimate sin. I am unsure if there is such a thing a good, but I am certain there is such a thing as evil, and much of it can be linked to organised religion.
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@Ibn_Abdulaziz in the modern world extreme religion is a destablising force, since different faiths cannot peacefully coexist. By their very nature they cannot accept that there is more than one faith. The ancient world provided a degree of isolation between religions, allowing them to be used by the state to control the people. But this control is challenged by the knowledge of the existence of people with other faiths and beliefs. It is the reason for the Crusades and the Inquisition. In fact a great number of wars can trace their origins to religious differences. The other reasons for wars are greed and the quest for territory and resources. If you accept that war is evil, then religion as a justification for war must also be evil. As war is responsible for untold suffering, untimely death and wide-scale destruction, there can be no doubt it is evil. Then so to must that which is used for its justification. Decoupling the state from religion appears to be a good idea, in that the state is then unable to use religion as a justification for its power. It is a deceit that kings and clerics are chosen by God, and it could be argued that those who make this claim are committing blasphemy, since they are claiming a preferential communication with God. This is either the result of a mental defect, or they are lying. Most gain their place in society by luck, chance of birth, or ruthless ambition. A few by virtue of natural ability, but these are unlikely to feel the need to evoke patronage by God.
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@Ibn_Abdulaziz we leave attention seeking to the religious, who seem to lack any concept of humility, and wear piety as a badge of office, sometimes literally. The dominance of religions of various faiths just providence further evidence of their inherent evil, given the state of the world. Those looking forward to salvation, should consider what their action have done to the planet. They are like the tent, who has destroy the property they have rented, looking forward to the coming of the landlord.
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@Ibn_Abdulaziz and I am saying that it would be difficult to avoid the extreme religious fascist. Sense when has enforced segregation been a solution for the problems of society. There are religious sects that indulge in self isolation. So if that what you want I am happy for you to do so, provided your practices do not involve harming peop,e, animals or the environment. Curiously, the religious right in America (USA) also has a strong link to the gun lobby. So they are a direct threat to the rest of society. There are inconsistencies in their philosophy, which is pro-life, and for state execution, the liberty to carry guns, including in church. So they are against abortion, but happy to see the children killed in school and college massacres. They also identify as Christian, despite their Old Testament beliefs, including an eye for and eye. Religious tolerance is also not one of their strong points. So when it come to segregation, who do you think will be corraled into camps? One of the flaws in your argument is the failure to recognise the difference between criminal behaviour and the lack of religious belief. Correlation is not proof of causation, assuming any correlation exists.
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