Bob T
2008-12-13 18:40:01
The Suicide of Reason, by Lee Harris, provides a comprehensive analysis of these issues and shows that much of the thesis offered here is correct. He suggests the carpe diem ethos of modern western society has diminished our ability to project into the distant future the results of our behavior (or to even care about that future). When contrasted with the unlimited time horizon for Islamic jihad the west is left at a great disadvantage. One more thing, it will take a lot more than just a ‘language of faith’ for the west to turn this around.
