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“Fanaticism is the opposite of love,” I said, recalling one of Khaderbhai’s lectures. “A wise man once told me – he’s a Muslim, by the way – that he has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Jew than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. In fact, he has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded atheist than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. I agree with him, and I feel the same way. I also agree with Winston Churchill , who once defined a fanatic as someone who won’t change his mind and can’t change the subject.”

Speaker: Gregory David Roberts

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Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 10:05 PM

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Tags: fanaticism, religion, shantaram

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“Fanatics,” Didier mused, ignoring the rebuke, “always seem to have the same scrubbed and staring look about them. They have the look of people who do not masturbate, but who think about it almost all the time.”

Speaker: Gregory David Roberts

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Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 8:53 PM

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Tags: fanaticism, shantaram

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Speaker: Nick Hornby

Source: About a Boy

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Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:19 AM

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