Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Well, there’s certainly a similarity. Unfortunately, our nurses didn’t dress like the ones in the clip. That said, my compliments to their EVS staff: spotless! On the other hand, the OR’s safety protocols…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. It’d be interesting to know if there’s a similar movement in Australia towards a more modern version of Islam. There’s some feeling here against Moslem immigration, because of cultural clashes that occur esp…

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In reply to Irfan Khawaja. “If the danger of idolatry is sufficient for a ban, then virtually all sensory experience would have to be banned.” In this matter the notorious wine-bibber Ibn Sina has apparently shown us the way: https://web.ar…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I agree with that. There’s a tension between saying, “Images of Muhammad are prohibited because images of Muhammad tend to encourage worship of Muhammad,” and “Images are prohibited because Muhammad is too holy to be captu…

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For some reason, my own fucking blog will not permit me to “like” anyone’s comments. Whatever happened to free speech? LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. “On a more minor note: you’ve misspelled “Wahhabi.” I always knew you were a fake Mozlam.” Hmm. So you’ve suddenly become very particular about the proper spelling of “Wahhabi,” you’ve i…

In reply to butimbeautiful. Thank you. I think there’s a story to be told about the progress of the Muslim American community over the last two decades. I wonder if anyone has told it. When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, and right up to 9/1…