While I don't expect 976 comments like Friday's post:
There is No God (and you know it), I do want to recommend additional writings by Sam Harris at
The Huffington Post
Sam has posted two more polemics. If Friday's post didn't get your blood boiling, then these should do it.
More below the fold...
The first post,
Bombing Our Illusionsspeaks to the role of Islam in terrorism. Mr. Harris writes:
While the other major world religions have been fertile sources of intolerance, it is clear that the doctrine of Islam poses unique problems for the emergence of a global civilization. The world, from the point of view of Islam, is divided into the "House of Islam" and the "House of War," and this latter designation should indicate how Muslims believe their differences with those who do not share their faith will be ultimately resolved. While there are undoubtedly some moderate Muslims who have decided to overlook the irrescindable militancy of their religion, Islam is undeniably a religion of conquest. The only future devout Muslims can envisage--as Muslims--is one in which all infidels have been converted to Islam, politically subjugated, or killed. The tenets of Islam simply do not admit of anything but a temporary sharing of power with the "enemies of God." Devout Muslims can have no doubt about the reality of Paradise or about the efficacy of martyrdom as a means of getting there. Nor can they question the wisdom and reasonableness of killing people for what amount to theological grievances. In Islam, it is the moderate who is left to split hairs, because the basic thrust of the doctrine is undeniable: convert, subjugate, or kill unbelievers; kill apostates; and conquer the world.
His arguments in support of this paragraph are reasond and well written.
The Second Piece is Mr. Harris's rebuttal to comments on the first piece. The second piece is not as long so I won't excerpt here.
Is Sam Harris a Lunatic? I don't think so. He is a person who is not afraid to "calls 'em as he sees 'em." A refreshing departure from the undiscussed and undiscussable.
Keep up pointing out the obvious Sam.
ARB