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Originally Posted by willravel
Well let's break this down then. How long have humans lived in the Middle East? Well, migration out of Africa durring the Paleolithic Period, which was about 200,000 years ago. So that's suggesting that in the 200,000 years man has occupied the Middle East, there has not been one generation of peace? I hope you know how silly that sounds. Plaese don't make me go through the histories of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Sumeria, Syria, Israel, Persia, Rome, etc.
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For the moment I am going to assume you have a knowledge of ME history, and ask aquestion to help me put things in perspective since I am so far off base.
Has there been peace during any generation in the ME since the death of Muhammad?
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Trust that anyone who says that there has never been a generation of peace in the ME is exaggerating to try and make it seem as if peace is impossible there.
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Don't misunderstand the point, and I did not intend to single out the ME in terms of violence and history. There has not been peace for any generation in the US since Columbus first set foot on the "new world". Peace is not easy. I don't believe in the literal interpretation of the bible but for those who do, I think violence first started with Cane and Able and has since never has there been a pause.
Some cultures are more forgiving than others, but I don't thin ME culture is one of the more forgiving ones. don't you at least agree with that?