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And I suppose it's also bigoted of me to mention the stories I hear from my wife at least once a week (she screens patients in a hospital) where a Muslim couple comes in and she cannot address the woman because the man speaks for her. I guess you'd rather oppose my "bigotry" than take a stand against that, right?
Not at all. That's certainly awful. There's a big distinction, however, between asserting that many religious Muslims do not treat women as we westerners believe they should be treated, and implying that they are all terrorists, as you did with your snide San Bernardino comment. The first is a reasonable criticism of Muslims (though why it should have any effect on their coming here I don't know). The second is plain bigotry and xenophobia.
I am not sure why you think anyone is believing in any myth? I think the pursuit of evidence to guide our understanding of nature is quite the opposite of belief in myth.
Yeah, that ship has sailed. Is string theory even testable? Maybe it shouldn't even be called a hypothesis.
I was also surprised how many of the Muslims from the Middle East were extremely racist against blacks. They really are right at home in the old 1950s America that many think was so great.And the keep the women in line too.
That certainly is bizarre. Luckily, I have never encountered this except when the wife does not speak English.
Sorry it triggers you but that is what it is called. I have never seen it referred as String Hypothesis in any scientific article.
Yes, it is bigoted. At least admitting a problem is the first step in overcoming it. Maybe try tolerating the customs of individuals who may be different than you, rather than passing judgement on, grouping, and labeling people ad nauseum.
Yes, but embracing science is worth ticking off Higgs & Phase of the Game on a message board.
And you think unassimilated multiculturalism is going facilitate the building of such a consensus? And you think Islam can assimilate into Western culture and it's cornerstone principle of tolerance? No friggin way on both questions. You are swimming against the tide if you believe this. We are tribalists by nature. It is written into our DNA code.
I'm willing to bet I know a LOT more about theoretical physics than you do Chief. The only one worth his salt on this stuff in here has been NCCOMMISH.
My reading comprehension was is just fine. Not my fault you can't communicate a thought clearly or succinctly. Here's a hint - quit trying to sound smart. And use punctuation every once in a while. You can do it.
I'm willing to bet I know a LOT more about fustian bluster than you, chief, and your shtick is but blunder.
Beautiful. You're part Irish, right? A lot more Yeats than Joyce, imo.
Often the situation is reversed and the wife does all the speaking because the husband has poor English. Often, they have an older child (son or daughter) that does the speaking because of both parents have limited English. No different then the hispanic immigrants I work with. Muslim women work, talk and go about their business freely. Many you wouldn't even now were Muslim. Your perceptions of Muslim Americans living in SE Michigan seem way off.
Me 92yo ma, whose bottom i wipe daily in return of service, came over from Dun Laoghaire @ 14yo. She's as shanty as they come, though she's only myself & me pixilated 91yo da to keep her Book of Grudges on these days.
Small world - I'll be reading The Unnameable to Higgsy later tonite as part of my charity work. I'll make a pod of it for you.
First off, not all Muslim women wear head coverings- it is a matter of how they interpret the Koran (Koran calls for modesty in dress). Also, I've known females that have wore it and later stopped. Many of the women choose to wear the covering and enjoy it. Obviously more extreme coverings exist, but I have never met a woman that wore anything more than a hijab or dupatta (scarvescovering hair, nothing covering face). Many women choose to wear it as it's part of their culture. It's not all being forced on them.
Yeah, but you're not true Irish...where's your shamrock?
Don't know it - will check it out."Dante & the Lobster"..,
You people that think a world without religion is the answer are very, very naive and do not understand your fellow humans very well. Religion is used to do evil, not the other way around. We are the problem, not our beliefs in God and the afterlife. There are examples of evil behavior and horrible human rights violations from all points on the religion spectrum.
The old moral relativism argument. Absolute hogwash. No, I don't have to accept any customs that I believe are immoral. Islam's widespread misogynistic practices belong in the Dark Ages. Gotta love the Lefty hypocrisy on the issue of women's rights. So phony.
Belief is the blood of the soul. I give fantasy gymnastics more thought than God, yet belief is the most important part of me and the reason i've often encouraged others who were unhappy to go more deeply into their faith. Whether any god ever described is real has no influence on my sense that we are all to benefit from acting to be worthy of One's attention. And the awe i feel to have the chance to do this, here, today keeps me small, makes me enormous.
