tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post7381444277267626974..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: @samharris: how does someone "look Muslim"?Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-32818139378150313832013-11-15T09:52:16.961-08:002013-11-15T09:52:16.961-08:00What does a "Muslim" look like? Like my ...What does a "Muslim" look like? Like my 6 foot blond cousin the dervish? Or does he get a pass, because, even though Moslem, he doesn't "look like" it? And if he does, how can that not be racist?Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222328459836041333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-7229859449073356772013-04-02T21:59:05.211-07:002013-04-02T21:59:05.211-07:00I intended the bad/evil/wrong connotation. Harris...I intended the bad/evil/wrong connotation. Harris argues that people's <i>beliefs</i> drive them to irrational action (which is true) but then advocates discriminating against people based not on their beliefs but their <i>physical appearance</i>. He doesn't advocate discriminating against people who <i>are</i> Muslim, he advocates discriminating against people who <i>look</i> like theyRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-64056646503820463432013-04-02T21:17:52.869-07:002013-04-02T21:17:52.869-07:00When you say, "judging them ... because of ho...When you say, "judging them ... because of how they look ... is racist", it seems to me that you're cheating a bit by using the word "racist". It's as though you are "proving" he's racist by a technical definition of the term, but then relying on the obvious connotation that readers will interpret this as "bad/evil/wrong".<br /><br />In other Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214642122689048677noreply@blogger.com