Understanding Suicide Terrorism

wolfbear

I received this link from a relative and thought it was worth sharing. It’s a speech by Andy Thomson on Suicide Terrorism put on by Richard Dawkins and Rational Response.
It is in three parts each about 28 minutes long, with the third being a Q&A session. Religious people beware, but I found his thoughts interesting on terrorism, suicide and religion. He does know his subject and quotes several references. It’s basically a history of all of the above and how and why it happens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuipt15s08c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iyCPDHplq8&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Sda8oMjaI&mode=related&search=


Richard Dawkins websites and info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins
http://richarddawkins.net/

Rational Response:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Response_Squad

Andrew Thomson:
http://www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/for/alumni/profiles/profiles/q_t/andrew_thomson.cfm

Ahnimus

Meh, it was ok. I didn't find it to be a very sophisticated explanation. Actually, I found his responses to questions of pyschiatry to be answered rather poorly for a psychiatrist. He didn't really answer the question about Scott Atran either, whom I disagree with as well. Either way, it's a step in the right direction and I like Dawkins.