#1. America had and still has a bigger problem than the one you mentioned. The problem you mention is like the sword that was thrust at our nation, while the problem I see is like the shield that was in disrepair due to an internally generated problem.
Just after our civil war, at the beginning of our industrial revolution, the leaders of our nation created the American compulsory education system and they designed it after the Prussian system. That's the education system that produced the people that mindlessly obeyed Hitler in committing the Holocaust. It's designed to make us just smart enough to be product members of the economy, but not smart enough to properly question the status quo of the political world. And what was the main thing they did? They erased philosophy as a subject of study from the traditional education that produced the great thinkers of western civilization. I'm referring to the Classical Education that goes back to Ancient Greece, which sees philosophy as the most important part of an education. FYI, I know you agree with this because your intellectual heritage includes Karl Popper's epistemology.
#2. I agree with you about Christian values. I'm an Ex-Muslim Christian Atheist.
I'm your founding member. I would really like to talk to you about these things. When do we get our zoom call? 😁
I think AHA was advocating for the adoption of Christian norms in her book "Nomad," so I certainly find a continuity in her views for the last 15 or so years. It has been a while since I read the book, but if I remember correctly, AHA's father adored her and her intellect even with the stifling restraints of Islam. The strength and resilience of people raised in a two-parent family is remarkable.
I just want to inform Ayaan that Eastern Orthodoxy reveres the Mother of God in the same way that Catholicism does. Many people do not understand Eastern Orthodoxy because we contain so many ethnic branches, such as Greek, Russian, Antiochian, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, etc. but we all are under one umbrella and are the same religion.
Totally support your views on the importance of the family and the importance of Judeo-Christian values. I just want to note that Conservative Judaism treats men and women completely equally — very different from Orthodox Judaism. It combines for many of us the best of traditional practices with modern beliefs about equality.
Hi Ayaan!
I have a couple of points about your article.
#1. America had and still has a bigger problem than the one you mentioned. The problem you mention is like the sword that was thrust at our nation, while the problem I see is like the shield that was in disrepair due to an internally generated problem.
Just after our civil war, at the beginning of our industrial revolution, the leaders of our nation created the American compulsory education system and they designed it after the Prussian system. That's the education system that produced the people that mindlessly obeyed Hitler in committing the Holocaust. It's designed to make us just smart enough to be product members of the economy, but not smart enough to properly question the status quo of the political world. And what was the main thing they did? They erased philosophy as a subject of study from the traditional education that produced the great thinkers of western civilization. I'm referring to the Classical Education that goes back to Ancient Greece, which sees philosophy as the most important part of an education. FYI, I know you agree with this because your intellectual heritage includes Karl Popper's epistemology.
#2. I agree with you about Christian values. I'm an Ex-Muslim Christian Atheist.
I'm your founding member. I would really like to talk to you about these things. When do we get our zoom call? 😁
I think AHA was advocating for the adoption of Christian norms in her book "Nomad," so I certainly find a continuity in her views for the last 15 or so years. It has been a while since I read the book, but if I remember correctly, AHA's father adored her and her intellect even with the stifling restraints of Islam. The strength and resilience of people raised in a two-parent family is remarkable.
I just want to inform Ayaan that Eastern Orthodoxy reveres the Mother of God in the same way that Catholicism does. Many people do not understand Eastern Orthodoxy because we contain so many ethnic branches, such as Greek, Russian, Antiochian, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, etc. but we all are under one umbrella and are the same religion.
Totally support your views on the importance of the family and the importance of Judeo-Christian values. I just want to note that Conservative Judaism treats men and women completely equally — very different from Orthodox Judaism. It combines for many of us the best of traditional practices with modern beliefs about equality.