"We few, we happy, we band of brothers" lecture by Andy Thomson

On 12/30/07 7:39 AM, in article
a97f9f9a-f117-442e-9474-1d0ce5110bbc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 "Peter
Brooks" <Peter.H.M.Brooks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Dec 30, 2:23 pm, Paul Grieg <pgr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Most of the 9/11 and 7/11 bombers were highly educated, with degrees
>> and good jobs, or the potential to get good jobs. The same was true
>> about Bader Meinhof and many IRA terrorists. So they had the potential
>> for good white collar jobs in Western Democracies, and the status that
>> brings in the the majority community.. That is, the kind of life you
>> probably lead. So are you saying that the typical white collar Western
>> life cannot generate enough purpose to provide an alternative to
>> religious fundamentalism? If so we have a really big, deep problem.
>> How do you generate enough purpose for everyone in Western democracies
>> to counter the appeal of religious fundamentalism?
>> 
> There's a nice Irish answer to that question - 'I wouldn't start from
> here'.
> 
> 
> 
    I have wondered about this as well for a long time..along with the
rest
of the planet, grant you...

    I just purchased the 1st in the new 4 DVD set available on Richard
Dawkins sites...the AAI 2007 Convention... All of the content is available
for free as well on his sites..but this lecture by Thomson is great and
hits
this subject hard...there are 3 parts to the lecture on the site but the
DVD
proceeds are going towards Ayaan Ali's security fund...so it's a good
buy...here's the link to the lecture "We few, we happy, we band of
brothers".


http://richarddawkins.net/article,1710,We-Few-We-Happy-Few-We-Band-of-Brothe
rs,Andy-Thomson-Richard-Dawkins-Foundation