Yesterday, world famous English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and critic of religion, Richard Dawkins was going through airport security when his jar of honey was confiscated. Dawkins, who is known for hard criticism, said “Bin Laden has won, in airports of the world every day.”
While it is stupid that Dawkins is so angry about a jar of Honey, he does make a point. Bin Laden and his terrorist organizations have created fear. They make people scared to fly on planes. They are the reason that airport security is so relentless in their procedures, but yet we still have problems.
Just last week there was a shooting at LAX. We can’t seem to end this. Whether it is a rogue person who is just insane, or if it is a direct attack from a terrorist organization, the violence won't stop.
People are scared and so airport security is very thorough. Dawkins may be mad about his honey, but would he rather have an unreliable and worthless security? Most likely not.
Do you think this fear is real? Are you scared of this? Do you agree or disagree with Dawkins?
While I do see where Dawkins is coming from, saying that Bin Laden has created an immense fear within all travelers, I don't think that this means he has won. If Bin Laden had got exactly what her wanted, we wouldn't fly, we wouldn't move on after the 911 attacks, we would be crippled with fear everyday of our lives. I think although we do have new safety regulations now that are a result of Bin Laden, I think that these regulations only help us move forward, and help us live our lives, but just with a bit more caution.
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