A lot of stuff happening down in the Middle East and in some parts of the world (9/11, The London Bombings, all the suicide bombings, car bombings, blah blah explosive stuff boom boom yada yada - or in a more political term, "radical behavior," are because of 70 virgins (Or in the words of a real terrorist, 'deflower 70 houris,' whose virginities, if there ever is such a word, is renewed when they deflower the 70th houri. Wicked sick!). You don't know them? They're the ones waiting for you in your own personal paradise if you agree to being strapped with 20 pounds of TNT all over your body, walk on a crowded street, and wait for the explosion that while scatter you along with hundreds of innocent people all over the pavement.

I just read this article about how these suicide bombers are convinced to take the last walk they'll ever take. 70 virgins waiting for you. Wow. Probably one of the last things these suicide bombers think of is "Wait, I hope some of my body parts still work when this is all over and I get to meet my 70 hot babes." It just shows you how so many people lack education, self-eestem, and common sense. It also shows you how vehemently evil others are. It also shows you how so many governments are screwed up right now that they cannot protect their own people from themselves. It is the most misguided shit I have ever heard of. You can drive a man to be so poor or so jaded or so sex-crazed, sooner or later he's going to walk into a mall and unload a whole clip on anything that moves. Really a waste of lives, and bullets.

I'd really like to break this down though. I mean, I know that many religions offer paradise in the afterlife that often transcends the physical plane. But isn't it plain obvious that what drives a person to want to spend afterlife with a multitude of ladies who submit to your whim is sexually driven? That drive doesn't transcend the physical plane, it in fact embodies it. What if the afterlife has a shortage of virgins? What if there's a shortage of Women? What if there was no afterlife? What if you didn't die in your attempt? You, the suicide bomber, might painfully go to jail at the literal cost of an arm and a leg and who knows what other body part you lost due to your stupidity

Some notes taken from the article --

It all boils down to poverty and the pursuit of happiness, taking the chase to the afterlife instead. If you're extremely hungry, go get something to eat. If you're sexually hungry, don't go loading your pockets with dynamite and walking into malls to blow yourself and others up.

I've taken this (hopefully unbiased) stance because of the current debate going in one of the mailing lists I subscribe to. My friends on the list all have valid points, and we all have Muslim friends of our own. This post is not an attack on Islam. It's just unfortunate that many terrorists are using Islam the wrong way to further their cause. This is, however, against the violent path one chooses to take to further himself for a promise. And in this case, a promise of 70 virgins. It's just so wrong. Through whatever religion you look at it.

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