Tag Archives: islam

Review: Clash of Civilizations

Posted on February 19, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

(This is an older review) I should have picked up Huntingdon’s work earlier. It is awesome. He argues (or at least the structure of his thought necessarily suggests such) that the utopian vision of liberal democracy (whether right or left-wing) … Continue reading →

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al-Kindi’s argument against eternal universe

Posted on November 12, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Strictly speaking, this isn’t the cosmological argument, because as it stands there is no inference to a creating Agent.  But it does establish the groundwork for it.  This is from William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument, pp. 23-27. There are six self-evident … Continue reading →

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Apologia pro (some) Islams

Posted on April 27, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

My recent review might strike one that I am “anti-Muslims.”  I understand that conclusion, but as usually the case with the Truth, it’s far more complex.  Here is how I look at the Islamic world: (1) Islamic banking is infinitely … Continue reading →

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Defeating Jihad (review)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Dr T outlines the current plight of the West. He makes the argument that the post-Christian West, lacking a moral center, cannot withstand the onslaught of Islam. Unfortunately, the enemy today is not like the bane of Charles Martel. Our … Continue reading →

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