A week ago, Knighthood was given to Salman Rushdie. And immediately, worldwide concern rose about this decision, that it might spark terrorism.
No, it does not spark terrorism. Terrorism is sparked by those who have that flame of religious hatred in their hearts. Those who are offended by any joke about their beliefs. Those who started this fatwa in the first place. It is almost unbelievable that in our age someone can legally call for the murder of someone else, just because of the opinion of that person.
One of the biggest achievements of mankind is in decline: enlightenment. What has brought mankind to new height never achieved before, is now being torn down by people who want to go back to the middle ages. And there are only few to defend enlightenment...
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