Comments by "AnAn" (@AnAn___) on "Sam Harris" channel.

  1. Loved this. Would have loved for Douglas to be asked some very tough questions.
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  2.  @wasneeplus  There are many different islams. Many of them are very similar to Sam Harris and practice meditation and believe in nonduality (muraqabah irfan sufis) A ton of muslims vote for Trump in the USA, the nonleft in India and conservatives in other parts of the world. There isn't a clear binary between liberal muslims and islamists. There is a deep spectrum in between. And people live in this spectrum and fluid ambiguity. Most people believe many seemingly contradictory things at the same time and are constantly changing and evolving. This deep understanding and nimbleness is needed to dismantle islamism around the world. Rory has also lived in many different muslim countries for a long time. And what Rory believes is right for the places he has lived. They are not right for the UK which might have the most conservative islamist muslims in the world.
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  3. This is unfair. I understand where Rory is coming from.
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  4. What would you say about the battle of Karbala in 1991 when Saddam killed 30,000 in 3 days while taking Kerbala back from the Iraqi resistance?
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  5. Egypt does a good job fighting FGM. Somalia has a problem with FGM. Big fan @Sam Harris. Loved your discussions on spirituality and nondualism.
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  6. I don't think you understand Rory. I am a huge fan of his. Love Sam Harris too.
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  7.  @nealdee1755  There is a lot more to it than that. Most muslims have not studied the Koran or Hadiths and know little about their religion from a scholarly point of view. They might be into meditation and personal transformation and have liberal femnist lbgtq+ friendly views. Islam in much of asia is syncretic and their views are similar to eastern philosophy. Believing in all religions is common among Asian syncretic muslims.
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  8.  @peznino1  I think there are large gaps in Douglas' understanding. If he could get out of debate mode and into conversation and understanding mode, he could learn a lot. Douglas is a very skilled and charismatic orator, whether one agrees with him or not.
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  9.  @peznino1  If a subregion or subgroup in Gaza or the West Bank had rapid real GDP growth I think it would positively affect Douglas' perception of Palestinians.
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  10. Why in your view were Israelis dropping bombs with more than 500 lb payloads in Gaza (minus bunker busters)?
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  11.  @jraelien5798  I don't think Rory is being politically incorrect. He is being misunderstood. Copy pasting another comment on this thread: "There are many different islams. Many of them are very similar to Sam Harris and practice meditation and believe in nonduality (muraqabah irfan sufis) A ton of muslims vote for Trump in the USA, the nonleft in India and conservatives in other parts of the world. There isn't a clear binary between liberal muslims and islamists. There is a deep spectrum in between. And people live in this spectrum and fluid ambiguity. Most people believe many seemingly contradictory things at the same time and are constantly changing and evolving. This deep understanding and nimbleness is needed to dismantle islamism around the world. Rory has also lived in many different muslim countries for a long time. And what Rory believes is right for the places he has lived. They are not right for the UK which might have the most conservative islamist muslims in the world."
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  12.  @AlexBarbu  I think the apology was sincere.
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  13.  @Reno_Slim  Isn't religion when we seek the truth without thoughts or concepts? Doesn't religion only begin when we access consciousness? In Islam doesn't religion begin with Fanaa Fillah?
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  14. Do you think there is a comparison between islamists on the one side and liberal muslims + nonmuslims on the other?
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