[QUOTE="angry-hornets"]Okay, so they people who suicided into us didn't think they were going to be rewarded with a thousand virgins after death. My bad, you're right -- religion had nothing to do with it. :|LJS9502_basic
They did NOT attack us due to our religion.....but our foreign policy. Are you saying they are happy with the US foreign policy in the Middle East?Yeah, that's what I'm saying. :| My point is that our foreign policy is effecting their religious beliefs. They think we're trying to modernize their Islamic beliefs. We're helping Israel, which they don't like because they feel that Israel doesn't belong there and intrudes on their holy land. And they also see us as the largest infidels in the entire world. It all comes down to religion.
[QUOTE="angry-hornets"]I would say just practice the sweep picking, and you will eventually get there. If it was easy, then everyone would be doing it!DragonRebel0908
It's too hard for me to do. Too many notes to the measure and my hands can't match up in the sweep.
Maybe not right now, but you have to practice it slowly and build your speed. None of those fast guitarists were super fast when they first picked up the guitar. It's a technique that you have to build.
[QUOTE="angry-hornets"]Sorry, but you're just wrong. Our dollar bill says "In God We Trust" for crying out loud. If you don't think the core of this country is rooted in Christianity, then I don't know what to tell you. We are not officially recognized as a christian nation, but it is how to world sees us. It's also what most of us base our values on. And again, you're wrong. Osama bin Laden himself declared that this was a holy war. LJS9502_basic
One...God is ambiguous. It does NOT mean Christian God specifically. Two....The attack was due to foreign policy. They really don't care what we practice or not here but don't like the foreign policy we have in the middle east. Where they live. Three...I'm not wrong.Okay, so they people who suicided into us didn't think they were going to be rewarded with a thousand virgins after death. My bad, you're right -- religion had nothing to do with it. :|
[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="angry-hornets"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] No. Foreign policy. The US is not a religious government. We are a christian nation, though. But that's not even what I mean. It's because they see us as trying to change and modernize the world -- their religion included. If they didn't have such strict religious beliefs, this whole war would have never started. Not blaming it all on them, we disrespect their holy land too. No. We have Christians. We are not a Christian nation. The attack was over US foreign policy in the middle east. Period. Not religion.Sorry, but you're just wrong. Our dollar bill says "In God We Trust" for crying out loud. If you don't think the core of this country is rooted in Christianity, then I don't know what to tell you. We are not officially recognized as a christian nation, but it is how to world sees us. It's also what most of us base our values on. And again, you're wrong. Osama bin Laden himself declared that this was a holy war.
[QUOTE="angry-hornets"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Yes. Considering they are unhappy with US foreign policy.LJS9502_basic
You know the entire reason why they hate us is all in the name of religion, right? No. Foreign policy. The US is not a religious government. We are a christian nation, though. But that's not even what I mean. It's because they see us as trying to change and modernize the world -- their religion included. If they didn't have such strict religious beliefs, this whole war would have never started. Not blaming it all on them, we disrespect their holy land too.
[QUOTE="angry-hornets"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No. Then you have a different excuse for the heinous acts.LJS9502_basic
So you think 9/11 would have still happened regardless? Sorry, I just don't agree with you there.Yes. Considering they are unhappy with US foreign policy.You know the entire reason why they hate us is all in the name of religion, right?
In a perfect world, religions should be able to co-exist with each other, but fanatics ruin it. This is why religion needs to be eradicated, or reduced down to little cults. I feel that, at this point, it's just holding us back.
P.S. I'm not saying God doesn't exist or whatever.
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In my opinion, it is not religion that is the problem. It is the bad decisions people make. It just so happens people use religion as a means to an end. If there was no religion, do you seriously believe people wouldn't come up with some other reason or excuse? I believe there would be another reason or excuse to have a war or to kill if there was no religion. Doing away with religion would in no way make anything better in my opinion.
Religion is not holding anything back. Some people do, but religion is not.
I'm not saying bad things wouldn't happen, but getting rid of religion would reduce those bad events. If we can save thousands of future deaths, then let's do it.
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