“Anti-Muslimism” is the term Fred Halliday coined, which is a much more accurate description of what we have been seeing in the US since Trump’s Muslim Ban.
“Criticism of these ideas should never be confused with an animus toward people. And yet it is. I’m convinced that this is often done consciously, strategically, and quite cynically as a means of shutting down conversation [on] important topics.”
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Though a practicing Catholic, Montaigne was a thoroughgoing skeptic. Man can know nothing, his reason being insufficient to arrive either at a natural-law ethics or a firm theology. As Montaigne put it, “reason does nothing but go astray in everything, and especially when it meddles with divine things.” And for a while, Montaigne adopted as his official motto the query, “What do I know?”
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Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
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“Anti-Muslimism” is the term Fred Halliday coined, which is a much more accurate description of what we have been seeing in the US since Trump’s Muslim Ban.
Contemporary anti-Muslim hate isn’t actually about religion. It’s cultural.
“Criticism of these ideas should never be confused with an animus toward people. And yet it is. I’m convinced that this is often done consciously, strategically, and quite cynically as a means of shutting down conversation [on] important topics.”
Correct! And it isn’t racist hate, just criticism of a bunch of ideas – YOU ARE ALLOWED TO HATE BAD IDEAS!
Mouthdriller should be a film. It’s a very rational fear. Reat this https://willowcreekdds.com/cant-stand-the-dental-drilling-sound-the-best-ways-to-deal-with-anxiety-at-the-dentist/
Ahhh, nostalgia!
I don’t think this idea made it into reality. Wish it had have though. What a sound that will never be forgotten by some.
Here’s the video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtSE4rglxbY
Nice idea but what does Montaigne know?
Though a practicing Catholic, Montaigne was a thoroughgoing skeptic. Man can know nothing, his reason being insufficient to arrive either at a natural-law ethics or a firm theology. As Montaigne put it, “reason does nothing but go astray in everything, and especially when it meddles with divine things.” And for a while, Montaigne adopted as his official motto the query, “What do I know?”
Mentioned in a TED by De Botton, worth watching, humbling for high-horse philosophers to say the least.
For better context – you can read part of his work on Google Books
…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
Religious belief of some sort is a nearly universal feature of humanity and probably of any higher intelligence. Musk is right to be afraid of AI.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
Spiritual beliefs emerge from ancient psychological tendencies according to this article. Kind of makes sense too.