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The Terrorist within

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What makes a terrorist? Are they a different species of human beings created by some mutation in the gene pool. [Click on image to Enlarge it] Courtesy: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Many explanations have been given to try and understand it. Quite a few voices (most prominent being that of William Tucker ) have raised stating that Polygamy in Islam is one of the leading causes for suicide attacks. The argument goes something like this. In a monogamous society, every man is more or less guaranteed a woman and he goes on to build a family and have dependents. This makes him value his life. However in a polygamous society, most of the women are concentrated with the rich and successful and hence there is a whole lot of men who not having any possibility of finding a mate, don't value their life anymore (Darwinian thinking at best, stating that reproduction is one of the primary purposes of any creature). Also there is the promise of 72 virgins in heaven if one where do die...