Interestingly enough, perhaps it is your ignorance that lead you to the assumption that I was refering to the description of the events surrounding Abraham and his two sons located in the Bible. For, this story is documented and recorded in a variety of religious and non-religious texts, not to exclude the Koran.

For your information, my screen name is a twist on a song by a very liberal, very rockin’ music band. Isn’t that ironic. Not that my screen name is of any consequence to the discussion.

In regards to being “ruled from an ocean away”, I promise that if “Arabs” were in fact being ruled by the U.S.A., we would not here of instances such as the aforementioned gang-rapes. Islam has been pitted against Jews and Christians for well beyond the existence of America, Europe or even Jesus Christ Himself. The notion that this “cycle of violence and hate” has been cooked up by the “West” playing as some sort of puppet master is ludicrous. Furthermore, Islamic fundamentalism (read: Islam) has not “evolved” into or from anything at all; it has always been exactly as it is now.

The only truly answerable question you pose is “Why do they want to kill Westerners [sic]?” The answer can be found quite plainly in the story of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. I assure you that the west, America and President Bush had nothing to do with that series of events.

The point is, Tim, Christians, Jews and “Westerners” are not flying airliners into buildings, using women and children as suicide bombers, gang-raping girls, exploding mass-transportation systems, and etcetera ad nauseam - never have. That would be those with incongruent cultural practices.

Finally, if you could define the “next level in the evolutionary process” for us, I’d be delighted. Also, stating that there is one which to attain implies that a level existed previous to our current “level”. Evidence, definition and explanation of said “level” would be welcome as well.