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To: E who wrote (12053)	5/4/2002 5:23:29 PM
From: Poet	Respond to of 21057

Holy flaming bags of dog offal! That was an absolutely outrageous read. What are you trying to do to me? First you open my eyes to the less-than-lovable features of Christianity, then you show me that my earlier field of study can be used by some real nutcases with political agendas (oops, Dithers already did that with his infamous "atheists are neurotic" article by Dr. Jack Handey). This part struck me. Literally: When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss? As a professional psychiatrist, I say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes, and senses himself flying, because he knows for certain that he is not dead? It is a transition to another, more beautiful world, because he knows very well that within seconds he will see the light of the Creator. He will be at the closest possible point to Allah? None in the [Western] world sacrifices his life for his homeland. If his homeland is drowning, he is the first to jump ship. In our culture it is different..."

To: E who wrote (12053)	5/4/2002 6:52:14 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Consider the source. A very bright person's IQ ranges from 130 to 140 If he thinks "very bright" = 140, that should tell you a great deal about the source. More from that billiant source: "...The psychological structure [of the perpetrator of a suicide attack] is that of an individual who loves life. This may seem strange to people who see the human soul as most sublime. They are incapable of understanding [the suicide attack] because their cultural structure has no concepts such as self-sacrifice and honor. These concepts do not exist in a number of cultures, and therefore they offer stupid interpretations, attesting to ignorance? But we know this well, because our culture is one of sacrifice, loyalty, and honor? Bush was mistaken when he said that the girl was killing the future when she chose to kill herself. On the contrary: She died so that others would live?" "When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss? As a professional psychiatrist, I say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes, and senses himself flying, because he knows for certain that he is not dead? It is a transition to another, more beautiful world, because he knows very well that within seconds he will see the light of the Creator. He will be at the closest possible point to Allah? None in the [Western] world sacrifices his life for his homeland. If his homeland is drowning, he is the first to jump ship. In our culture it is different..." "[In the Western world], they have lost the ability to understand the situation? According to my professional assessment, they have lost their faculties. They do not understand what is happening. They see [the suicide bombers] as a strange breed of people? As far as they are concerned, life is sex, love, and money? So they tell you: 'It's someone committing suicide, a drug addict, someone in despair.' This is a mistake! Someone committing suicide hates life and considers it a burden. They want to impose the term 'suicide' on them, but they are not suicides [rather, 'those who sacrifice their souls']..."