Timeline for Islam and participation in acts of political violence

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Aug 9, 2020 at 11:34	comment	added	drabsv		The problem with such questions is that we assume that it is one single parameter (religious affiliation) which may or may not affect a certain output. But what if it is a specific combination of that parameter with other ones which does produce the output, while in other combinations, not producing it? Your whole questions contains the assumption that there could possibly exist a direct correlation between religious affiliation and political violence, but that assumption itself should be tested, too.
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Dec 16, 2015 at 6:09	comment	added	Vakalate		Too many confounds, its difficult to control for extra variables. Furthermore, it would be hard to make a definational distinction between political and religious beliefs. If anything, it would have to rely on self-reports, which comes along with its own issues. Lastly, on a similar note, there is the "the pope is an atheist" issue brought up by N. N. Taleb where there is a assymetry between what people explicitly state they believe and the manner in which those beliefs map to behavior. These potential limitations that could arise are based on my personal views - but could easily be mistaken.
Dec 16, 2015 at 4:56	answer	added	Peter Slattery		timeline score: 4
Dec 9, 2015 at 19:53	history	asked	Arnon Weinberg♦	CC BY-SA 3.0