… give or take
// Here is a (relatively) old video I came across where physicist Steven Weinberg shares his thoughts on religion and its pernicious effects. In reference to George Bush’s idea that Islamic terrorists have “hijacked” an otherwise “good” religion, he says the following: I think, for example, George Bush said that these terrorists have hijacked a great [...]
// Being the biggest incident of Islamist violence under Obama’s tenure thus far (and the biggest incident in the US in a while), Fort Hood will likely continue to spark debate and controversy for some time about issues ranging from antiterrorism strategy to the nature of Islam. Case in point: a recent piece in the [...]
// I recently visited a blog on the Fox News website discussing an episode where the panelists were talking about the Fort Hood killings and Islamic terrorism. Numerous topics came up, but these two interested me: (1) Are Christianity and Islam comparable as religions? (2) Is Islam even a religion in the first place? Are Christianity and [...]
// The issue begins (and ends, really) with a simple question: how do we know anything? As human beings, we have questions. How do we answer these questions? By using (1) evidence and (2) arguments based on that evidence. Whichever argument or position or idea or philosophy has more evidence supporting it is the winner. [...]
