Just As There Is No Such Thing

The Freedom To Think Out Loud On Certain Topics, Without Fear Of Being Hounded Into Hiding Or Killed, Has Already Been Lost.

You Almost Never Get The Pleasure Of Seeing That You Won The Argument In Real Time. People Just Don't Like To Publicly Change Their Minds. They Change Their Minds In Private.

While Religious Tolerance Is Surely Better Than Religious War, Tolerance Is Not Without Its Liabilities. Our Fear Of Provoking Religious Hatred Has Rendered Us Incapable Of Criticizing Ideas That Are Now Patently Absurd And Increasingly Maladaptive.

We Are Free To Burn The Qur’an Or Any Other Book, And To Criticize Muhammad Or Any Other Human Being. Let No One Forget It.

Either Our Wills Are Determined By Prior Causes And We Are Not Responsible For Them, Or They Are The Product Of Chance And We Are Not Responsible For Them.