Why do governments find it useful to prosecute “victimless crimes” (110)? In particular, who are these new bureaucracies competing with for authority (109)? What are the “ethical” or “universal” religions referred to by Max Weber on p. 112. Remembering that Moore rejects the “liberal” argument that religious superstition is the main cause of medieval persecution, how does Moore think religion contributed?
I vilunteer for these two questions
The result was Remus’s death by his brother after he jumped the walls his brother had built.
This sounds like Remus was trying to escape the love/hate the results from mimetic desire, instead of resolving the realtionship, like in the story of Cain and Abel where Cain gets killed, which resolves the realtionship.
he found it easy to continue on to even more.
was this habit? Or was it human nature? He might have expelled his brother's sons as a way to protect himself, because if they grew up vengeful, that could have put his life in danger. So Numitor might have expelled his brother's sons to prevent future issues and dangers.
Abel and Cain both brings offering, but Yahweh accepts Abel’s and rejects Cain’s
Did Yahweh refuse Cain's gift? As I read this part of Genesis, it seemed like the gift was accepted, but was not held with the same amount of praise as his brother's gift was and therefore Cain felt rejected and jealous
nd when the whole learning experience has been fun for her because you made it fun for her, that's downright satisfying-hell, it's exhilarating.
this is another example of the author serving me, he is trying to sell me on the importance of writing well and considering the reader, because if I make reading fun for the reader, I should get something out of it as well
If he can anticipate a response, he has a fair chance of controlling it
I think this is another example of the author trying to serve me in regards to the readers emotions, and how if I think about how the reader might react to my writing, then I have the chance to control how they react.
But in writing, as in waterskiing, progress does come with practice.
I think this is an example of how the author is trying to serve me. In my mind, serving me is trying to sell me on something, and here is an example of the author trying to sell me on prose style, that it may be hard at first, but with time and practice it is something I can master
When the confrontation begins, strike like champions who do not want to go back to this world. Shout, "Allahu Akbar," because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.
at this point in the reading, this leads me to believe that the author is trying to cause fear of this religion, instead of spread the work. This makes me wonder if the authors true intentions were to create a war on religion, and not to fight the 'enemy' and get to God's heaven
Pray for yourself and all your brothers that they may be victorious and hit their targets
this is kind of eerie to me because this is one of the first real mentions of what the author is wanting these people to do. Their targets also suggests that they are hitting multiple places at once.
" And say: "Oh Lord, take your anger out on [the enemy] and we ask You to protect us from their evils." And say: "Oh Lord, block their vision from in front of them, so that they may not see." And say: "God is all we need, He is the best to rely upon." Remember God's words: "Those to whom the people said, 'The peo-ple have gathered to get you, so fear them,' but that only increased their faith and they said, God is all we need, He is the best to rely upon."7 After you say that, you will find [unclear] as God promised this to his servants who say this supplication: 1) They will come back [from battle] with God's blessings 2) They were not harmed 3) And God was satisfied with them
I think this is being used as a fear tactic, that the enemy is of course out to get them, and that is why they must carry out this mission. and for carrying out this mission they are promised God's approval, and no pain.
12 Remember the words of Almighty God: "You were looking to the bat-tle before you engaged in it, and now you see it with your own two eyes." Re-member: "How many small groups beat big groups by the will of God. "4 And His words: "If God gives you victory, no one can beat you. And if He betrays you, who can give you victory without Him? So the faithful put their trust in God."5 §1
This is just one way that the author convinces the bombers to carry out their actions. Saying god is on their side and that is how they will 'win' this battle. and that without faith in God, there is no way to win a battle
In this section we move from examining discrete episodes of martyrdom and scapegoating to the wholesale elimination of “different” populations from the social body.
When reading this, I immediately thought of Nazi Germany because during world war 2, the Nazi's were essentially trying to wipe the Jewish population out of not only Germany, but the places they invaded as well. However, I looked at this as a religious difference, but I think that also has to do with where I was raised, there was a decently sized Jewish population in the area I went to school, so we always looked at this specific situation at a religious ans historic stand point, because the religious aspect was relevant to many of the children learning about the events that happened.