Anything could be used by someone for any purpose. Does that mean we shouldn’t do or say anything for fear of it being misused?

My apologies for speculating and for conjecturing. I trust you’ll work hard to shut down all science (hypothesis formation), philosophy, and theology for committing either of those sins.

What’s this pretense you speak of? I quote the supports that show that a dominant, conservative strain of Islam has precious little sense of humour. And I try to explain how this strange humourlessness could have arisen.