http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2005/03/01/abu-hamid-al-ghazali/ The software industry from a rational perspective Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2005/03/01/abu-hamid-al-ghazali/#comment-17713 Better Living through Software » Blog Archive » Gore’s Cult of Reason Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:28:34 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2005/03/01/abu-hamid-al-ghazali/#comment-17713 [...] Now, I am not saying that reason is a bad thing.  Reason can be used for both bad and good, just as religion can.  But elevating reason to the status of something infallible is pretty superstitious and ignorant even by ancient standards.  Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali made this case quite lucidly 1,000 years ago.  Reason is limited and fallible, just like religion is. [...] […] Now, I am not saying that reason is a bad thing.  Reason can be used for both bad and good, just as religion can.  But elevating reason to the status of something infallible is pretty superstitious and ignorant even by ancient standards.  Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali made this case quite lucidly 1,000 years ago.  Reason is limited and fallible, just like religion is. […]

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