We have been discussing mystical experiences with Ibrahim Lawson (who defends a sort of Islamic mysticism) and others. Let’s sum up a bit: I am sceptical about...
Read MoreIbrahim Lawson says here (scroll to end) that, in defending Islam, “The ‘reasoning’ I would use might resemble appeal to evidence and argument but would not be...
Read MoreIbrahim has posted a poem to illustrate the mystical Islamic tradition that he admires. Ibrahim in italics. It’s in response to my posting on intellectual black...
Read MoreHere’s Ibrahim’s latest response to the immediately preceding post on religion and intellectual black holes. I think your piece on the ‘madness’ of mystical...
Read More[This is partly in response to some excellent comments on the preceding post: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Commentators have suggested that appeals to God’s...
Read MoreThis is a brief response to the several comments Ibrahim Lawson has made here and here. Ibrahim has been defending Islam by suggesting that Islam is mystical, beyond...
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