Friday, September 21, 2012

Freedom of expression...

The “Innocence of Muslims” video and the recent cartoons published in Charlie Hebdo have triggered some extreme response from Muslim communities resulting in needless deaths, but what's the alternative to that? Self-censorship and silence?

Absolutely not! People must speak up their minds freely. Yet, at the same time, there's a educational need to send the irrational power of all religions where it should be, that is in the realm of fantasy, myth and non-essential human needs.

This wish seems almost impossible to fulfill as extremists abound in all religions and are well represented in most governments. This said, it could still happen through some creative efforts and novel approach in re-framing religion where it actually belong inside a modern and enlightened world.

The atheist minority has never been able to package its message attractively enough; yet, given the dangerous fundamentalist world in which we're now living, more compelling approaches in debunking these dark and absurd beliefs must now be researched, developed and made available for the entire world to hear.

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