Author Topic: How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the Brain  (Read 417 times)

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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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Re: How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the Brain
« Reply #30 on: September 17, 2021, 02:18:36 pm »
Back to Sam Harris.   I don't understand what the utility is of a podcaster, who is Jewish (Sorry whose mother is a non-religious Jew and who could thereby be described as an American cultural Jew) criticizing Islam, above other religions.  In fact, I think that his efforts are misdirected and could result in people turning him off rightly or wrongly.  And it makes me question why he even focuses on that topic.

Sam Harris criticizes all religions.  It's not his fault that Islam has the worst ideas out of all of them.  If Muslims aren't allowed to criticize their own religion then obviously a non-Muslim is going to have to do it.  Women are basically slaves of men and treated like cattle, gays and apostates are put to death, music and dancing is banned, and you don't want anyone to criticize these beliefs?

I have no idea why you're trying to bring identity politics into Harris's discussion of religion, other than as a tactic to try and invalidate his discussions.  This is a clear ad hominem attack and has nothing to do with the validity of his arguments.
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