Israel Israel: the best thing that ever happened to Muslims We cannot attract capital or move forward, with the existence of extremist ideology in Saudi Arabia. If you want millions of jobs, economic growth, and better income, then you must uproot this project… Any person who espouses an extremist ideology, even if not a terrorist, is still a criminal.
Atheism/religion There's free will, and then there's Muslim free will A few days ago, I had the unedifying experience of an exchange with multiple denizens of the comments stratum of Thought Adventure Podcast that I viewed for the first time on YouTube. The attraction was a discussion to which the four hosts had invited Ridvan "Apostate Prophet" Aydemir. The topic
Atheism/religion The hornet’s nest of freedom of religion: Reply to Mateen Elass The right to religion is a shaky historic compromise between two epochs in human social evolution: dependent subordination and individual autonomy. By attacking secularism, religious freedom subsumes itself into freedom of thought, of expression, and of association—no longer anything special.
