If one has to look for one basic, elementary cause of terrorism engulfing civilization today; it is religious absolutism. Religious absolutism results from a belief that a particular faith represents the absolute truth and therefore must be accepted by everyone else without question. Such an absolutist ideology encourages bigotry of the highest order and promotes [...]
“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” – Egyptian President Husni Mubarak after hearing about the rumours that he had died. Actually, Mubarak never said this – it was Mark Twain – but he should have. Update: Although… A scheduled meeting between Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was [...]
From the Something is Rotten on US University Campuses Department: Muslim members of the University of California, Irvine’s graduating class will wear green sashes emblazoned with the word “shahada” in Arabic along with their commencement robes in tomorrow’s ceremony ñ a reference some say is an incitement to violence that should not be allowed. “Shahada” [...]
Australia sure likes a good cause. You know, like supporting the war and subsequent rebuilding of Iraq… foreign aid…angering the French. The blockbuster of French impressionist masterworks will open at the National Gallery of Victoria this morning, but already complaints are being heard in Paris that so many great paintings are away on loan. The [...]
I have to get myself one of these: In what industry knaves describe as “a giant leap for robotics”, a new personal entertainment robot, or intelligent entertainment humanoid, the Robosapien, has arrived. And for those who do feel the need to be entertained by a small robot, the little fella, who is battery-operated and remote-controlled, [...]
The Australian reports: An Indian mystic who vowed to spend a weekend buried underground to show his desire for world peace has died of suffocation. Police said 22-year-old Ananda Swami had performed the ritual twice before, but overzealous followers this time packed the soil more tightly atop his two-metre, brick-lined pit. Entering the trench on [...]
