I'm sure by now everyone has seen the exchange between Ben Affleck and Sam Harris on the topic of Muslim theocracy and how liberals are unwilling to speak out against it. Ben literally became red in the face with rage as he refused to let Sam Harris speak under a tirade of ad hominems and straw men attacks.
Since that time, liberal blogs have been lit up with arguments about how atheists are mean people and we need to be nicer and more polite to Islam because all this divisive talk accomplishes nothing.
The reaction of Ben Affleck only proves Sam Harris' point that Islam is a sacred cow of liberals reflexively defended from any criticism with spurious charges of "racism", a transparent red herring since Islam isn't a race. The left's insistence that Islam be held blameless for religious inspired violence and bigotry is a non-falsifiable bare assertion fallacy, supported with an endless parade of ad hoc hypotheses and "no true Scotsman".
It's amazing that anyone can observe Ben's performance during the "debate" on the subject and see him as anything better than a blustering bully. Nothing of substance was ever offered in Islam's defense apart from the arguments from ignorance based assertions about the "true teachings of Islam".
Religions metaphysical claims are uniquely dangerous to humanity's survival since economic or political fanaticism offer promises that are expected to be realized in the natural world. Religion has no reality check against fanaticism. It features invisible, undetectable supernatural agents making promises of what will happen after we die which can't be verified. This fact alone should make religion a troubling matter.
Sam Harris has eloquently argued against the special pleading defenses of Islam with statistical surveys of the opinions of practicing Muslims, showing Islam to be a dangerous collection of ideas about how the world works. Liberals unwillingness to examine the relationship between religion and religious inspired violence and bigotry amounts to enabling, pure and simple, no better than covering for an abusive alcoholic in a family.
The viability of civilization requires that we abandon the taboo against criticism of sacred beliefs, which must include Islam along with other religions.
Islam
Is
Not
A
Race!
Since that time, liberal blogs have been lit up with arguments about how atheists are mean people and we need to be nicer and more polite to Islam because all this divisive talk accomplishes nothing.
The reaction of Ben Affleck only proves Sam Harris' point that Islam is a sacred cow of liberals reflexively defended from any criticism with spurious charges of "racism", a transparent red herring since Islam isn't a race. The left's insistence that Islam be held blameless for religious inspired violence and bigotry is a non-falsifiable bare assertion fallacy, supported with an endless parade of ad hoc hypotheses and "no true Scotsman".
It's amazing that anyone can observe Ben's performance during the "debate" on the subject and see him as anything better than a blustering bully. Nothing of substance was ever offered in Islam's defense apart from the arguments from ignorance based assertions about the "true teachings of Islam".
Religions metaphysical claims are uniquely dangerous to humanity's survival since economic or political fanaticism offer promises that are expected to be realized in the natural world. Religion has no reality check against fanaticism. It features invisible, undetectable supernatural agents making promises of what will happen after we die which can't be verified. This fact alone should make religion a troubling matter.
Sam Harris has eloquently argued against the special pleading defenses of Islam with statistical surveys of the opinions of practicing Muslims, showing Islam to be a dangerous collection of ideas about how the world works. Liberals unwillingness to examine the relationship between religion and religious inspired violence and bigotry amounts to enabling, pure and simple, no better than covering for an abusive alcoholic in a family.
The viability of civilization requires that we abandon the taboo against criticism of sacred beliefs, which must include Islam along with other religions.
Islam
Is
Not
A
Race!
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
