I actually prefer fundamentalists in some respect.
-Indeed! It seems to me you are so attached to a certain idea of science that if some significant reality does not lend itself to being analyzed by just this kind of science, then to hell with reality. A certain metaphysics, a way of modeling the universe, must be upheld regardless of its limits in respect to human ethical realities. But this attitude is not really scientific. Of course, ultimately, nothing we can say briefly here is likely to shift deeply-held beliefs. But the true scientist knows when to keep an open mind and explore the explanatory power of alternative theories and forms of logic.
But aren’t we supposed to be discussing Islamic imperialism? My apologies to David Solway who has written many fine essays on this topic; but i hope this hasn’t been a completely useless debate.
