We have to be able to criticize bad ideas, and Islam is the Mother - TopicsExpress



          

We have to be able to criticize bad ideas, and Islam is the Mother lode of bad ideas. This statement has been met with countless charges of “bigotry” and “racism” online and in the media. But imagine that the year is 1970, and I said: “Communism is the Mother lode of bad ideas.” How reasonable would it be to attack me as a “racist” or as someone who harbors an irrational hatred of Russians, Ukrainians, Chinese, etc. This is precisely the situation I am in. My criticism of Islam is a criticism of beliefs and their consequences—but my fellow liberals reflexively view it as an expression of intolerance toward people. -Sam Harris
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:47:35 +0000

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