Skip to comments.
Historian's Take on Islam Steers U.S. Policy
Wall St Journal ^
| 2-02-04
| PETER WALDMAN
Posted on 02/03/2004 5:19:18 AM PST by SJackson
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:51:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-102 last
To: JasonC
The pleasure is all mine. I enjoyed our conversation and am saving it.
It is very logical and it's not really a paradox, just sound like it: that our worldview that includes judging and is intolerant to evil otherwise is more tolerant to other worldviews than their "all tolerant" worshiping of Otherness that in effect is intolerant completely to our point of view.
His joke that was not really a joke about smashing all who is not as tolerant as they are is very telling. There is more truth in it that they would want to admit.
Brin himself being a very good writer feels that not all is good in his kingdom, he just can't understand why. (I think it happens often enough that truly talented writer forced by the nature of his talent to express the truth even when it goes against his inclinations).
101
posted on
02/05/2004 4:53:17 AM PST
by
Tolik
To: Tolik
"Brin... feels that not all is good in his kingdom, he just can't understand why. (I think it happens often enough that truly talented writer forced by the nature of his talent to express the truth even when it goes against his inclinations)."
Yes, that does happen. I've actually had a similar experience with Brin on a different point, where he commented on a debate I was involved with, with other people on line. The subject was nutty ecological extremists. He commented as a proponent of the original Gaia hypothesis, against its later distortion by nutters. He hadn't heard of the particular crowd of them I pointed out, and was a bit surprised. I consider it similar because he readily acknowledged error on what many would see as "his side" of a debate - or, he was acknowledging the possible misuse of ideas he agrees with. I think he is a reasonably fair minded guy.
102
posted on
02/05/2004 11:53:22 AM PST
by
JasonC
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-102 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson