The response from the Dialogue Society to the brutal murders of the Charlie Hebdo journalists and police officers by death sect fanatics, who pervert the teachings of Islam to justify their repugnant actions, is apposite.
The Dialogue Society says: "Such horrific actions represent an assault on human dignity and democratic values and can never be justified. At the Dialogue Society we promote open and candid dialogue and interaction where ideas are aired, appreciated and only challenged, if challenged at all, again through ideas.
"In these difficult times we offer the families of the victims and the people of France our heartfelt condolences. We wish those injured a speedy recovery and pray for peace, unity and patience between communities in France and around the world. We call upon everyone to stand together and united against such murderous acts."
International solidarity to defend the values brought about by the French revolution of liberty, equality and fraternity are more important now than ever.
We need to ensure that the crazy, brutalised perversion of Islamic teachings, that drove those killers to behave like frenzied monsters, is defeated through liberty, equality and fraternity.
The natural condition of humanity is to show compassion and love. Indeed the very term humanity is a byword for compassion and love. The truth is when humanity defaults to its natural condition of humanity, it surpasses anything offered by any religion.
All of us need to, in the words of Professor Brian Cox: "...learn to value the acquisition of knowledge for its own sake, and not just because it grows our economy or allows us to build better bombs.
"We must also learn to value the human race and take responsibility for our own survival. Why? Because there's nobody out there to value us or to look after us.
"And finally, most important of all, we must educate the next generation in the great discoveries of science, and we must teach them to use the light of reason to banish the darkness of superstition. Because if we do that, at least there's a chance that this universe will remain a human one."
If the horrific scenes in Paris yesterday galvanises the world against the darkness of superstition that ultimately drives some people to intimidate and murder, the deaths of those Charlie Hebdo journalists, and the police officers protecting them, will not have been in vain.
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