The top 10 lies of Reza Aslan

[Yorktown]

It's a video which is a bit longuish (50 mns), but worth it while doing sth else.

Meanwhile, Sherif Gaber remains a great guy:

[trotsky]

1. Yeah but he tells people what they want to hear, so it's OK you see. n/t

[Yorktown]

2. I was disappointed to see Cenk Uygur pander to Azlan

Cenk Uygur usually displays a healthier skepticism than when sweet-talking to Azlan..

[trotsky]

3. People (especially believers) want to hear that religion is always blameless.

They want to believe it's just evil people (who logically must be atheists) who are maliciously misusing religion in order to do bad things. It's a horribly bigoted position to hold, essentially saying that the only people who do bad things in the world are non-believers.

But it's easier to swallow than the truth that the teachings of one's own religion are responsible for some pretty nasty stuff.

[Promethean]

4. Religion is Cenk's big blind spot.

On secular politics I find him and his team mostly correct and generally entertaining to listen to. As soon as religion gets mixed in though they dance around the harmful effects of religion hard.

[Yorktown]

7. Probably true

[rexcat]

6. Sam Harris...

Took on Cenk concerning Azlan in an interview and laid out how he has been taken out of context. I agree with Harris for the most part but not all of what he said. I can't post a link since I am posting on my smartphone.

[struggle4progress]

5. Poor Sam is an ideologue

I found his Zealot a very thought-provoking read from a non-Christian

[Yorktown]

8. While Aslan is not an ideologue?