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Galileo’s error was to commit us to a theory of nature which entailed that consciousness was essentially and inevitably mysterious. In other words, Galileo created the problem of consciousness.
“the Quran records, “if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he had saved the life of the whole of humanity.”
― Easily Understand Islam
― Easily Understand Islam
“We are asked to believe that it always existed, that poor countries are poor because their lands have always been infertile or their people unproductive.”
― Against Empire
― Against Empire
“But there is a sense in which early Arabic script was primarily a memory aid for readers who already knew the contents of the text. In many ways, the written text of the Qurʾan was inseparable from, and indeed relied upon, the authority of oral transmission.”
― How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations
― How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations
“Because of low wages, low taxes, nonexistent work benefits, weak labor unions, and nonexistent occupational and environmental protections, U.S. corporate profit rates in the Third World are 50 percent greater than in developed countries.”
― Against Empire
― Against Empire
“In fact, the lands of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have long produced great treasures of foods, minerals, and other natural resources. That is why Europeans went through so much trouble to steal and plunder them. One does not go to poor places for self-enrichment. The Third World is rich. Only its people are poor—and it is because of the pillage they have endured.”
― Against Empire
― Against Empire
Austin James’s 2025 Year in Books
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