tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960103664557713907.post8914836306589054962..comments2010-03-12T00:32:17.161-08:00Comments on Rannie's Bit of the Universe: Harris' Shocker! Thank GodRannie Aquinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142008502690182478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960103664557713907.post-63091876863424908682010-03-12T00:32:17.161-08:002010-03-12T00:32:17.161-08:00When you sent me an SMS message to read Sam Harris...When you sent me an SMS message to read Sam Harris A LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION I took note of it and, at the earliest possible time, got hold of the small book. Yes, the book is engaging but also it reminded me of my days when you asked me to take your place to be a member of the academic staff of a college seminary in Malaysia. I challenged my students to be able to come up with reasonable answers to questions like what Sam Harris posed. It was a most difficult time for me to be there but also most challenging. Difficult because in one class there would be students who were just out of grammar school and other students who went to study in London or finished a bachelors degree. The challenge was in letting both the students just out of grammar school and those who have a better proficiency in English have a desire to learn how to argue reasonably what they believed in.<br />I don't know how I fared in my imparting the message. But I heard some of them have have gone for further studies and holding positions of responsibility.<br />As always your intellectual acumen comes through in your comments on Harris's position. They're noted and will be shared to whomever is interested to take a closer look at what is said.<br />Thanks for sharing such a challenging book and your comments on it.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212204623428967282noreply@blogger.com