RE: The Dawkins 'Race' Row
August 12, 2013 at 7:50 am
(This post was last modified: August 12, 2013 at 7:54 am by pineapplebunnybounce.)
Islam is not a race. They cannot have it both ways.
Do we not always compare which countries have more technical advances? How is his comment different?
BTW, he wasn't the first to mention muslim's nobel prize stats. Neil DeGrasse Tyson brought it up in a talk. Not only that, he directly linked it to Islam.
Why are muslims so touchy about this? I don't get it. Everyone is so touchy on their behalves. Jews have often been quoted to have won the most nobel prizes, I don't see anyone throwing a fit when people say that. Muslims may feel like Islam is a race because they believe people cannot opt out of it, but whatever, it isn't.
500 years from now, a muslim name would be just as common as a christian name. And having one wouldn't mean you're muslim, just like today not all Peters are Christians/Catholics.
Edit: And are we reallly going to pretend to be shocked that someone can suggest religion would affect how someone does science? Look at all the religious people rallying against evolution! Come on! Why is Islam getting special treatment in this game?
Do we not always compare which countries have more technical advances? How is his comment different?
BTW, he wasn't the first to mention muslim's nobel prize stats. Neil DeGrasse Tyson brought it up in a talk. Not only that, he directly linked it to Islam.
Why are muslims so touchy about this? I don't get it. Everyone is so touchy on their behalves. Jews have often been quoted to have won the most nobel prizes, I don't see anyone throwing a fit when people say that. Muslims may feel like Islam is a race because they believe people cannot opt out of it, but whatever, it isn't.
500 years from now, a muslim name would be just as common as a christian name. And having one wouldn't mean you're muslim, just like today not all Peters are Christians/Catholics.
Edit: And are we reallly going to pretend to be shocked that someone can suggest religion would affect how someone does science? Look at all the religious people rallying against evolution! Come on! Why is Islam getting special treatment in this game?
