Clivedurdle

I like Rawl's veil of ignorance approach to questions for example of the equality of women.

Imagine you could be born as anyone anywhere on this planet, a woman, a disabled person, a slave, an African villager, a European, a North Korean.

Would you be satisfied? Would you consider it fair? How would you want society to be arranged?

Joan of Bark

Also, a number of Christians throughout the world have converted to Islam, or simply deconverted from theism.

fatpie42

Yeah, but that's just the influence of Satan *kidding!*

They'd point out that converts to Islam in the west aren't risking so much since Christians don't threaten apostates with the death penalty. (As far as I know, that's currently true for all countries.)

- It's another case of fatwa envy when it comes down to it. After all, how can you say that someone isn't prepared to stand up for their beliefs in spite of the risk of death when they convert to Islam and take part in a suicide bombing? Well, the method seems to be to choose that moment to shift the focus of the discussion from the 'strength of belief' to a 'moral opposition to violent extremism'. Suddenly converts are not better because of the strength of their belief, but because of their 'non-violent victim' status..... Ahhh Nietzsche's accusation of 'ressentiment' raises its head again.

spamandham

Well, good luck, and keep up the good fight!

fatpie42

Sorry, I missed this comment earlier. I suppose I was wondering whether we could have a taster. If this is really such an impressive argument, I would have thought that a little more information about it would make me more likely to buy the book rather than less. As it is, it feels like your book is aimed at a different audience and, as such, I feel uncertain about whether to buy it.

IamJoseph

Just remember that those Christians who claim the earth is 6000 years old, and quote Genesis as their back-up - are raving nut cases.

Citsonga

Not all of them. Some are reasonable people, just uninformed and misled. I should know, since I was one of them for years, until my studying of the Bible led me to see how screwed up it is.

IamJoseph

Too right - not all. I don't say it with negative feelings - it is just an over zealous readings, which many Jews also harbor. Genesis is a most demanding prose, and each word is loaded.