Sam Harris puts it well. Radical Muslims claim to be a religion of peace, up until the moment critics actually take a look at what radical, literalistic Muslims believe.
Dutch politican Geert Wilders knows. Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard knows.
He also notes that U.N. President Ban-Ki Moon, other European politicians, the editorial board of the Washington Post and that of science tome Nature are all ready to whitewash Islam’s sins, too.
Unfortunately, Sam Harris is secular humanism’s flip side of the coin, since his ultimate answer is atomic weapons raining down on the heartland.
And, while Chris Hedges went way too far in calling New Atheists in general neoconservatives, Sam Harris comes off as an interventionist paleoconservative, if you will.
A skeptical leftist's, or post-capitalist's, or eco-socialist's blog, including skepticism about leftism (and related things under other labels), but even more about other issues of politics. Free of duopoly and minor party ties. Also, a skeptical look at Gnu Atheism, religion, social sciences, more.
Note: Labels can help describe people but should never be used to pin them to an anthill.
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May 07, 2008
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