tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post7969902697892290821..comments2023-11-05T02:39:08.215-07:00Comments on Godless at BYU: Ayaan Hirsi Alij-doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418860641735535641noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-64034109120316741952011-01-04T18:19:31.103-07:002011-01-04T18:19:31.103-07:00So glad you enjoyed it, I feel I have helped make ...So glad you enjoyed it, I feel I have helped make the world a better place.j-doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418860641735535641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-28052851358905404942011-01-04T16:01:04.471-07:002011-01-04T16:01:04.471-07:00So I got Infidel for Christmas and it was awesome!...So I got Infidel for Christmas and it was awesome! It was wild to see the world through her eyes as she experienced all those horrible things, from the circumcision to her mother's beatings and the arranged marriage. It was also cool to watch her go from a casual Muslim to almost a fundamentalist Muslim but then to watch her become liberalized and eventually become an atheist as she came into contact with western society. It really was a great read.Super Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-27461182201021883582010-12-24T22:19:55.979-07:002010-12-24T22:19:55.979-07:00ahhh LOVE herahhh LOVE herMegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033706845212754400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-10603726765430115992010-12-19T14:19:56.262-07:002010-12-19T14:19:56.262-07:00Oh yeah, think I read about that principle where t...Oh yeah, think I read about that principle where they overlook the earlier in favor of the later in Hitchens's book. There was a fancy name for it... I think it was Abrogation. So I guess in the earlier period Islam was peaceful because they were too small to fight, but in the later period it became more warlike to justify their conquests. Interesting. Yeah, I'll have to read Infidel.Super Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-38877362774741782152010-12-19T10:04:40.539-07:002010-12-19T10:04:40.539-07:00I read Infidel and loved it! At the time, I was s...I read Infidel and loved it! At the time, I was struggling with my Mormon beliefs, and couldn't help but see the parallels in Mormonism/Islam. It was a turning point for me.Fannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02071404753064511649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-69675055368784158592010-12-19T05:29:33.671-07:002010-12-19T05:29:33.671-07:00Super Man -- If you do read Infidel you'll fin...Super Man -- If you do read <b>Infidel</b> you'll find it very enlightening on the topic of what Islam is really like. Ayaan Hirsi Ali herself went through the same debates with well-meaning Dutch people when she lived in the Netherlands.<br /><br /><i>So for now my opinion is just that Muslims need to learn to pick and choose from the Koran better just as Christians have gotten better at picking and choosing from the Bible over the years</i>.<br /><br />Unfortunately it's rather different. The Bible is a collection of miscellaneous writings, and support for any viewpoint can be found in it somewhere. The Koran and Hadîth are the sayings and actions of one man, and far more consistent. Also, there's a mandatory standard way for resolving what contradictions there are: the later revelation supersedes the earlier. And it's the militant, violent material which tends to be later.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-66405002521740392122010-12-18T23:33:38.024-07:002010-12-18T23:33:38.024-07:00Cool post. She seems cool. I think I saw her on Bi...Cool post. She seems cool. I think I saw her on Bill Maher's show one time. She's really brave to do what she does. I'll have to read Infidel sometime, it sounds good.<br /><br />I wonder what to think about Islam sometimes. Before becoming an atheist I just kinda accepted the liberal viewpoint that "Islam is a religion of peace, but there are a few extremists that take things too far", however reading what Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris have to say about Islam in their books has opened my eyes a bit. In one of their books one of them wrote something to the effect of, "Islamic Fundamentalism is dangerous because the Fundamentals of Islam are dangerous". So for now my opinion is just that Muslims need to learn to pick and choose from the Koran better just as Christians have gotten better at picking and choosing from the Bible over the years. Of course it would be better if everyone stopped basing their lives off of bronze age scribblings...Super Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692345008570298281.post-29906693698224848362010-12-18T21:38:19.645-07:002010-12-18T21:38:19.645-07:00She is a tremendously inspiring and courageous per...She is a tremendously inspiring and courageous person. I really do recommend her books, especially <b>Infidel</b>. It gives you an almost frighteningly vivid feel for what it was like growing up in that deeply alien culture, and for the impact her exposure to the West had on her, which ultimately led to her liberation.<br /><br />She's one of our most valuable fighters in the struggle against Islam, precisely because she knows it so well.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.com