Religious Extremism and the Road to Civilization

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Opinion piece by Steve Chapman.  This first paragraph is pretty sweet.

Sigmund Freud said the founder of civilization was the first person who hurled an insult instead of a rock. He was almost right. The true founder was the first person to respond to an insult with an insult of his own.

Whole column here:http://reason.com/archives/2015/01/12/religious-extremism-and-the-road-to-civi

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Very well said. 

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In case you haven't seen it, here is a link to the cover of the new issue of Charlie Hebdo that came out today.  I can't remember how to upload images.  Anyway, it's a simple drawing of Muhammad holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign, and the caption says "All is Forgiven."  Very moving. 

http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/01/12/mahomet-en-une-du-charlie-hebdo-de-mercredi_1179193

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