Hi Fester,

There are threats to both society and individuals arising from extreme religious fundamentalism, when adherents become radicalised by the religion through a demand for unquestioning obedience from its leadership. This loyalty demand coupled with radicalised dogma, and the control of adherents actions by those in authority, often claiming to be the spokesperson of god, or even god himself, can have disastrous effects for not only people outside the religion, but those indoctrinated within, generally refereed to as a cult following. We have had many examples of the disasters of a cult following in Australia and over seas. Its my opinion that under certain circumstances religion is a very dangerous weapon.

Fortunately for them and us, the vast majority of religious adherents obtain some positive good from their devotion, and often society does as well, as religious are known for their "good works", all in all it mostly has a benign effect on society causing no great harm. BUT on the fringes of religion there are very dangerous operatives, with crazed ideas, and hateful intentions towards others.

Were the Zionists justified in killing 70,000 Palestinians, and why?
Paul1405,
Is Hezbollah justified in the killings they carried out thus far ?

My personal stance is that killing people is not justified when it is not self-defence or prevention of evil action looming.

Hi Indy,

"evil action looming" is that your get out for the mass murder of 70,000 innocent people. That would justify Hitler's extermination of six million Jews, they were "evil action looming", particularly the children.

"Hitler framed the systematic murder of six million Jews as an existential necessity for the survival of the German "Aryan" race."

Maybe the Zionists are now framing the extermination of the Palestinians as an existential necessity for the survival of the Jewish "Aryan" race."

Sounds like something you might agree with.

Paul has fallen in love with his erroneous claim that 70000 INNOCENT Gazans were killed in the recent war.

Not that facts are the slightest concern for Paul, but we really ought to point out that:

1. The figure is from the Hamas propaganda service and is unverified.
2. At least, AT LEAST, half of all the deaths were Hamas soldiers and therefore definitionally not innocent.

OK now you can go back to your usual fictitious assertions.

Hi Trumpster,

The figure of 70,000 has been verified by a number of independent sources. Okay just to appease YOU we'll make the number 50,000, jolly good, nothing to see here.
BTW if the 70,000 figure is dodgy, then why are you claiming half (that's 35,000, you don't need to use a calculator I've done the maths for you) were Hamas fighters, that figure would also be dodgy, a neat 50% according to you.

In the Unholy Church of Trump, what is your position? Are you a Trump Acolygte, a gofer no less! Did you read Trumps lunatic post on Truth Social, your master is definitely unhinged!

YOU were mouthing Trumps claim that this illegal war would be over in a couple of weeks, 6 weeks later, Trump is blowing up as he can't find a way out

Oh good. Paul acknowledges that his numbers were wrong and that most of those who died were soldiers. That wasn't toooo hard, was it? Paul's been running around spouting the 70000 figure in almost every post. Hopefully we won't see that idiocy any longer.

"YOU were mouthing Trumps claim that this illegal war would be over in a couple of weeks"

Was I? Show me where. Just more made up unsupported and unsupportable assertions from the increasingly deranged Paul.

" a neat 50% according to you."

Well, I actually said the opposite of it being exact. Just more made up unsupported and unsupportable assertions from the increasingly deranged Paul.

BTW, I'm sure you saw the story about how the US rescued a downed pilot. Truly amazing. Only the US is capable of such a thing. Remember when I was pointing out to you how democracies value the lives of their people whereas the dictatorships you worship spend the lives of their people like they were candy. Here's your proof.