This article serves to discuss the reasons behind the incompatibility of religion and enlightenment
Newal Osman’s interview
You would think a PhD in history would make a person, a teacher, a very dull personality. But this particular On the Incompatibility especially of “ teacher is full of surprises, in her slightly Punjabi accent she Religion with Enlightenment excitedly tells us all about herself. Well, most things about herself. In the modern day, post-enlightenment
To gain your own voice, you have to forget about recurrence of religion but there lies an was your childhood like? What inherent problem in that discourse. having it heard.” I think one, a slightly nerdy one. It was a very happy Writes Jonathan Sheehan, what kind of quite a happyGinsberg, —Allen WD one. I think , a comfortable one, a secure one. Nice family, no issues
questions might one ask about religion in the family thank God for that! I was a good student, a bit of a and enlightenment, an enlightened religion? That is synonymous tobookworm a (but that comes with the package I suppose)! Um.. nice rational religion. Is there such a thing as friends! Not over social, not extremely social but.. yea. a rational religion? Hm… How would you define yourself?
There might be rational arguments in the doctrine of one religion to refute Why the would I define myself? *she seems entertained at this point* belief system of another. It was byWell… this Ideologically? process that the three most well known We want YOU to write Acha us tarhan se! Well I would say a pacifist firstly.. *takes a long traditions came one after the other. Taking the example of Islam and the to figure herself out* I think a centrist or just left of centre. pause for us. story of Prophet Abraham, one canNot see an extreme leftist but definitely left of centre *clearly very rationality and reasoning in everyprecise part views* in terms of political ideology. A feminist yes "Media & of his monologue and refutation.definitely He but I think everyone with a little bit of brain is. But not Communications refuses to follow blindly the tradition and slightly averse to radicalism in any form, not just religious radicalism religion of his fore-fathers, there is a Society is now but feminist radicalism or any kind of radicalism. loud application of rationale is his recruiting! denouncement of the stone idolsHow as would you describe your personality? God, he believes that something that Umm.. analytical may be, over thinking. *interviewer not surprised hasIf been made by man himself you have what itcannot at answer- shakes head* how would I describe myself.. *takes be the god of man.
takes to be a writer
another long pause, can’t find answers* those are the only two or
“And mention in the Book (the Quran) then send us an emailthree words that come to my mind, over analytic and over thinking. Abraham, indeed he was a man of truth, at mnc@whatever.com a Prophet. When he said to his father: Anything other than those? “O my father! Why do you worship that with your CV and a Umm.. introverted and introspective as well. But a bit too which hears not, sees not and cannot Street Address, Suite 555 introspective , maybe I should be more open. sample of your written avail you in anything? O my father! City, 55555 Verily!and Therewe'll has come to me Can of you walk us through yourState work contact educational background? knowledge that which came not unto you for an you. So follow me. interview I will guide youOhtoyeah, a I did my Olevels from Foundation public school in Karachi Straight Path.” this (Quranweek. 19:41-43) and then I went to Lyceum for my Alevels *interviewer gets sometime P 555-555-5555 excited*. Oh! Did you go to lyceum too? Lyceum was great, they What is helpless to defend itself cannot F 555-555-5555 were possibly be the defender or the God oftwo of the best years of my life. Very nice. After that I went to LUMS people. The story continues and in his for four years as a math major. I was a very hard core science student in my Alevels, very black and white, very black and white in monologue to the discovery of God
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