At a cellular level of the human mind, Islamophobia is not really a matter of social stigma, rather it is a natural biological fear response of the general human mind, conditioned through countless pairings between terrorist attacks (unconditioned stimulus) and their apparent association with Islam (conditioned stimulus). Hence, Islamophobia cannot be eradicated completely, unless that pairing is severed and thereafter the conditioned stimulus of Islam is paired with something optimistic such as the heartwarming works of the 13th century Persian Muslim poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
brainy-quotes conditioning conditioning-quotes fear fear-quotes fundamentalism inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspirational-religious inspiring islam islamic-quotes islamic-terrorism islamophobia learning learning-quotes life-lessons life-lessons-quotes memory memory-quotes mind mind-body-spirit mind-quotes neurobiology neuroscience philosophy philosophy-of-science philosophy-quotes religion religious-philosophy truth truth-quotes
Download Image Share on X Share on Facebook

About This Quote

About Abhijit Naskar

Abhijit Naskar.

Themes

  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back
  • Inspirational — Uplifting words to motivate and inspire positive action
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

More quotes by Abhijit Naskar

“The term spirit might have evolved in a mystical fashion, but in todays civilized and thinking society, it refers to simply your inner self. Spirit is the self, and the self is the soul. Hence, a s...”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes consciousness human-mind inner-self

“Religions began as realization of the self, but ended up being retaliation against each other.”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes harmony inspiring neurotheology

“If history has shown anything, it is that where there is a God, there is an institution trying to lock up that God in its lifeless structure of orthodoxy, in order to have authority over people and...”
— Abhijit Naskar
agnostic atheism fundamentalism god

“We don't have the luxury to say that, there is no hope for reform in Islam, because by saying this, we would be disavowing the entire peace-loving Muslim population of the world. We cannot leave ou...”
— Abhijit Naskar
allah bismillah brainy-quotes fundamentalism

“Those who preach bookish religion are the greatest atheists of all, because they dont have the slightest idea of neither God nor religion. Their beloved religion is their book. And their God is in ...”
— Abhijit Naskar
atheism bible christianity god

“I dont see doctrines, when I talk about religions. All I see are different experiential realities of the one and the same neuronal Kingdom of God.”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes consciousness consciousness-mind-brain consciousness-quotes
View all quotes by Abhijit Naskar →

Related Quotes

“The term spirit might have evolved in a mystical fashion, but in todays civilized and thinking society, it refers to simply your inner self. Spirit is the self, and the self is the soul. Hence, a s...”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes consciousness human-mind inner-self

“Religions began as realization of the self, but ended up being retaliation against each other.”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes harmony inspiring neurotheology

“I dont see doctrines, when I talk about religions. All I see are different experiential realities of the one and the same neuronal Kingdom of God.”
— Abhijit Naskar
brainy-quotes consciousness consciousness-mind-brain consciousness-quotes

“Labels such as the culture wars, the science wars, or the Freud wars are now widely used to refer to some of the disagreements thatplague contemporary intellectual life ... But I would like to regi...”
— Ian Hacking, The Social Construction of What?
conditioning constructionism desensitisation desensitization

“The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.”
— Jim Morrison
conditioning evolution evolving freedom

“The one who merely flees is not yet free. In fleeing he is still conditioned by that from which he flees.”
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
conditioning escape flee fleeing

“The only condition that miracles will come is after you have done your best.”
— Sunday Adelaja
conditioning-quotes miracle-quotes miracles