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Religion Helps Society | Tariq Ramadan | Oxford Union
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8:05Now PlayingTariq Ramadan argues that religion helps society.
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Tariq Ramadan opens by stating this debate isn't rational as there are too many speakers bringing their own cases of emotional blackmail to the chamber. People often have a binary view of religion essentialising and simplifying it saying religion is dangerous by definition, religion is never dangerous by definition religion is dangerous by action. He concludes by saying that the questions in life of "Why are we here?" and "What are our goals?" and if only these questions are remaining with religion then religion has a place in this world.
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ABOUT TARIQ RAMADAN:
Tariq Ramadan is a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, and advocates the study and re-interpretation of Islamic texts and emphasizing the heterogeneous nature of Western Muslims.
Time magazine has twice recognized Ramadan: first in 2000, naming him one of the world's top 100 innovators of the 21st Century (one of the world's top 7th religious leaders), and again, in 2004, as one of the world's top 100 most influential intellectuals.
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