I know that ‘Getting Saved’ doesn’t really fit within any classical idea of economics, but then again, terrorism doesn’t either. And, I really want to bang on this drum one more time because it’s a vital point that no one seems to be getting.
I don’t have kids, so what I’m about to say is pretty theoretical. [...]
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Quite a Tale
Posted in Europe, History, Islam, Religion on Mar 17th, 2008
Magda raised a good point, as she does with rather disconcerting regularity.
The Roman Catholic Church HAS had a violent history. In fact, I suspect that its history has been even MORE violent than Islam’s history. However, I don’t believe that this actually points to the error of fundamentalism.
I just think that it points to the error [...]
There were some interesting comments posted on my last article, so it’s time to talk about the economics of Terrorism - Economics 101, the terrorist version. (Thanks everyone for stepping up to comment!)
By the way, I’m going to keep this short, ‘cuz it’s Saturday, and I have a miserable cold.
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Where was I… oh, yes…
We actually [...]
Big Vacuum, part 2
Posted in Christianity, Europe, Islam, Religion on Feb 22nd, 2008
There’s something in all of us that needs God.
Even Richard Dawkins says so, but in a completely different way.
The point is that we have a built-in need to believe in a power greater than ourselves. And, if you take that higher power out of someone’s life, they will go searching for another one.
That’s what’s happening [...]
The thing about being a wild-eyed fanatic is that you cannot shut up for long. It’s a problem. I just cannot shut up about Israel, Global Security, Foreign Policy, and anything else even remotely related to such things. Oh, I have other interests too, and I can’t seem to shut up about those either, but [...]