Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
You misunderstand... I could care less how one does their "business".
I just bristle at religious dictates. To be perfectly frank, I hold all fundamentalist ideologies in equal contempt. Whether it be christians that withhold medical treatment for their children because "God" will take care of it, or the moses worshipers that think of themselves as the "Chosen People" or the mohammedans that believe that a ***** women deserved it, and thus should be stoned. They're equal idiots in my book.
I really don't think it's productive to hijack a thread and use it as a pulpit for spewing out uninformed anti-religious bigotry. These are
bike forums, after all.
I don't agree with the Islamic fundamentlists on most issues either, but you're highlighting
one particular point of belief (medical treatment, chosen people, ****), twisting it slightly and misleading readers to the conclusion that all such religious belief is invalid and followers are condemned as
"idiots" in "your book". Glad most of the major religions in the world aren't based on "your book".
Bike touring is about enjoying life, nature, and people. If one's thinking is so distorted that they have nothing but "contempt" for people of differing views, one might want to re-think their desire to tour on a bicycle, at least beyond the confines of their own city or town. One of the joys of touring is the experience of diversity in life, nature and....
people.
