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Originally Posted by SoonerCoug
I think Mindful's entire point is that in the Islamic world, physical death isn't nearly as big of a deal as spiritual death.
The very same thing could be said with regard to Mormonism. We believe spiritual death is much more serious than physical death. The difference is that we believe that causing physical death is the ultimate form of spiritual death, even if it is an attempt to prevent the spiritual death of others. Then again, Nephi's actions in killing Laban match the Islamic extremist philosophy almost perfectly. (Kill the wicked to prevent spiritual death of the innocent.)
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Western societies (some here would say, outside Mormonism, I know) don't believe in the spirit/soul any more. It's all about what's material.