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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

The Camel's Nose...

Bedouins have a saying: “Beware the camel’s nose! If the camel’s nose is in the tent, the camel is in the tent.” I am afraid the nose of the camel called Islamic Jihad is very much in our tent. ‘Home-grown' jihadists bombed the London ‘tube’; 'home-grown' would-be jihadists have been arrested in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 17, 2006

World War III ?

Newt Gingrich tells us that we are involved in WWIII. Hadn’t heard much from old Newt of late and, frankly, I had not been looking for anything out of him either. Now, don’t get me wrong: I like the old boy, but I wish he had consulted me before he came out with this bit of ‘analysis.’ If he had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 8, 2006

Do You Believe in Miracles?

A while ago LeroyCoyote challenged me to write something about miracles, and, having a little time on my hands, I have decided to accept the challenge. But rather than go on and on about this topic in a way that would threaten to become rather technical, I have decided to do it in form of an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Kill a Jew and go to Heaven...

Islam, not all of Islam, but a significant and growing part of it, is turning into the most frightful scourge of 21 st century. And I suspect that none of those alive today will see the solution to this problem. In the course of doing some research, drawing on a variety of sources, I came a across... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Fair Dinkum...

It seems that in the Antipodes, a.k.a Down-Under or the Land of Oz, sanity is still the rule, as opposed to the rest of the civilized world, where insanity appears to hold sway! Maybe it’s because they’re so far away that, among other things, the PC virus has not yet had a chance to take a firm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

What do Muslims really think?

Those of my few readers who have looked at some of my earlier stuff will remember that I have other concerns than ‘belief and knowledge’, cacti, haiku, PC or even the Mexican invasion. One of my abiding concerns is the looming crisis over the spread of a militant Islam, and it is that particular axe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 24, 2006

Saturday evening...

the light is fading, and through my open window I can almost feel the silence of the early summer evening, but I am a bit melancholy and somewhat restless. No 'belief and knowledge' tonight, no philosophy or science, above all no politics... I found a poem that I wrote last year, and I selected a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Notes on Belief and Knowledge II

In her comment on my previous post on this topic, Blanche quite rightly asked for a clarification of my assertion that statements of faith cannot be 'falsifiable.' So, I have tried to think a bit more about it, and hope that it will become clearer, even in my own mind. Let me begin by saying... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Notes on Belief and Knowledge I

One of the more striking confusions one encounters, and not just among Blogit bloggers, but in society at large, is the confusion surrounding 'belief' and 'knowledge'. To be sure, in practice this distinction may be blurred even under the most ideal of circumstances, nor may it always be relevant.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 16, 2006

An Aside on Haiku...

It’s Friday night, and it has been a long day. It has also been a long week, and next week might bring some interesting developments. I meant to continue with my notes on PC, but haven’t found the time or energy. Instead, I have been doing a bit more surfing around Blogit (it’s less demanding than... Sign in to see full entry.

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