Wednesday, April 29, 2009

intelligence is somewhat predictive of atheism

what do you make of this?

Lots of reading for Friday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRb2OKPBswM
http://www.danielpipes.org/3075/islamophobia
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Islamophobia.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/005950.php
http://www.cair.com/Issues/Islamophobia/Islamophobia.aspx
http://www.aclu.org/studentsrights/expression/12808pub19941231.html
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23641599-details/Islam,+hate+and+free+speech/article.do
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7887540.stm
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/02/17/national-post-editorial-board-britain-re-visits-appeasement.aspx
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123482476050494869.html

Geert Wilders: Provocateur or Truth Teller
By Harry Antonides

In a hard-hitting speech in the Dutch Parliament on March 20 Wilders castigated his colleagues for ignoring the presence of Muslims in Holland who promote an extremist version of Islam. He cited a number of verses from the Koran, which refer to Jews as pigs and monkeys and to non-Muslims as enemies that are bound for hell and must be subjugated or destroyed.

He pointed out that such verses violate Dutch law and should therefore be declared illegal. He said that Islam is not only a religion but also a political ideology that seeks to replace political pluralism with a one-party state. Wilders said: “ Islam is an ideology without any respect for others; not for Christians, not for Jews, not for non-believers and not for apostates. Islam aims to dominate, subject, kill and wage war.”

In a hard-hitting speech in the Dutch Parliament on March 20 Wilders castigated his colleagues for ignoring the presence of Muslims in Holland who promote an extremist version of Islam. He cited a number of verses from the Koran, which refer to Jews as pigs and monkeys and to non-Muslims as enemies that are bound for hell and must be subjugated or destroyed.

He pointed out that such verses violate Dutch law and should therefore be declared illegal. He said that Islam is not only a religion but also a political ideology that seeks to replace political pluralism with a one-party state. Wilders said: “ Islam is an ideology without any respect for others; not for Christians, not for Jews, not for non-believers and not for apostates. Islam aims to dominate, subject, kill and wage war.”
The leading Egyptian Sunni cleric Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi (who has sanctioned jihad against American forces in Iraq and suicide bombings against Israeli citizen) has demanded that the Dutch government take action against Wilders and that protecting Wilders “will negatively affect Egyptian-Dutch relations.”

The Grand Mufti of Syria has warned the European Parliament that the film may result in “violence and bloodshed” for which “Wilders will be responsible.” The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned the film, calling it “offensively anti-Islamic.”

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Pinker's test

Thanks to a student (extra credit!) we now have Pinker's test:

Morality Quiz

Thursday, April 9, 2009

'In 3 weeks I will be put to my death'

'In 3 weeks I will be put to my death'


If you are easily disturbed then please do not read the comments at the end of the article.

Moral foundation of the US

Hitchens v Blackwell

Watch the entire video.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009