Pippppin said:
a study of pyschology and the human mind would provide conclusive evidence that to kill is not necessarily the act of a deranged mind
the history of warfare would be interpreted somewhat differently if that were the case
however, to blow oneself up with the intention of killing others, with the expectation of xxx virgins and a land of milk and honey at the end of it, is the act of a deranged mind
what about simply committing suicide with the expectation of being whisked away from Earth in a UFO ( I think they called themselves Raileans (sp), and believed a UFO was coming to collect them into the afterlife ( I think it was connected to Halleys comet ) ) ?
Or the Jonestown incident, where people committed mass suicide due to the charismatic Jim Jones ?
What is deranged ?
Committing suicide with the belief that there is something beyond this life ?
a: Is it the act of suicide that is deranged ?
b: Or the act of suicide and additionally killing others ?
If a, the fine.
But, if b, are you saying suicide on its own is ok ?
Or, killing innocent people on its own is ok ?
But, the combination of suicide AND killing others is deranged ?
Lets not forget the early Christian churches taught that earthly life is something to be endured, and that "believers" "would get their rewards in heaven".
( Is an afterlife of xxx virgins in a land of milk and honey any more deranged than a heaven where angels with wings flutter about all day ? )
Killing people randomly is deranged. Whether caused by islamic extrmists, Catholic extremists, Hutus / Tsutsi extremists in Africa, Sikh extremists blowing up an India Airline jet, Hindu extremists razing muslim villages in north-west India, american extremists detonating bombs in Oklahoma, and the rest.
Pipppin, you have triggered an interesting point with regards to what constitutes deranged !!
