archive for April of 2006
phaser on overload
posted by edward on April 30, 2006
What good is the Web if in this day and age I can't find any site to download the sound effect of a Star Trek phaser on overload? What good is it? None, I tell you. I searched high and low and found thousands of Star Trek sounds, but nowhere was a phaser on overload to be found.
pictures of mohammed
posted by edward on April 29, 2006
Includes post-South Park episode update.
The Muslim response to European newspapers publishing of cartoons depicting Mohammed has somewhat bewildered me. All "Sons of Abraham," Jews, Christians, and Muslims are prohibited from depicting God in image, and for the same reasons. In response to paganism, the believers of these monotheistic faiths were forbidden from idol worship. However, neither the prohibition against idolatry nor the presence of images of Mohammed is anything new. So, why the rioting now? I can only conclude that 1) The real issue is not the images themselves but other grievances, and 2) Muslim extremists are inciting riots because of images that most Muslims can accept, tolerate, or ignore.
The Muslim response to European newspapers publishing of cartoons depicting Mohammed has somewhat bewildered me. All "Sons of Abraham," Jews, Christians, and Muslims are prohibited from depicting God in image, and for the same reasons. In response to paganism, the believers of these monotheistic faiths were forbidden from idol worship. However, neither the prohibition against idolatry nor the presence of images of Mohammed is anything new. So, why the rioting now? I can only conclude that 1) The real issue is not the images themselves but other grievances, and 2) Muslim extremists are inciting riots because of images that most Muslims can accept, tolerate, or ignore.
