Summary Of Dr. Scott Atrans Talking To The Enemy

In Dr. Scott Atrans talk entitled Talking To The Enemy he explores the sociological nature of radicalised people in the twenty-first century, and the political ramifications of religious fanaticism. some of the points he makes consist of moral virtue, sacred values, and how acknowledging someone's sacred values can take tension off of cultural clashes. He also stresses the importance of a an individual's personal identity
Dr. Scott Atrans calls to attention how significant moral virtue is to humanity. Considering Moral virtue is what got weak bodied primates out of the caves and into a dominant species on earth. It is responsible for the creation of civilization, wars, and jihadism which is respectfully in the same line of all other isms and are all secular alternatives of monotheism.
R.U. Jhones beautifully described moral virtue to the Blitzkrieg in London. He described it as a “blinding white light that makes you bond with your fellow countrymen and be willing to sacrifice everything for the protection of your nation or community.” It is the Jihads that fall into this notion that cannot be explained, which is bravery in group fighting, and willingness to die for non relatives with no truth of success. In fact the reaction to the jihad movement is particularly similar to the anarchist movement of 100 years ago, which in actuality was more dangerous and more violent but sacrificing life for god and group is not an exception in history and human life but it is the general cannon in which groups form and vive for survival and