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The “No True Scotsman Fallacy” Fallacy

You may at one time have read or heard an explanation of the so-called “no true Scotsman fallacy” alongside an elucidation of why it is logically unsound. The only problem is, the “no true Scotsman fallacy” doesn’t exist. The confusion... Read more →

About What Happened (Part 3)

786 I was experiencing what Calvinists would call irresistible grace, and I was freaking out on all levels. I drank half a pint of brandy the first night; the second night; the third night I settled for beer because I... Read more →

About What Happened (Part 2)

786 In the course of studying Persian I very quickly realized that everything I “knew” about the Middle East was wrong; furthermore, everything I “knew” about Islam was also wrong. I found this disconcerting since I knew more about both... Read more →

About What Happened (Part I)

786 I owe an apology for the long wait. I’m heartily sorry. I am now Muslim, disabled, and single, none of which was true in 2012. Here is the long-promised--and equally long-delayed--explanation. Because I am ill, it may take several... Read more →

It Actually Happened...

In the Name of God, The Compassionate, The Merciful, Well, I'm eating crow. I had previously written: "That's where I get off the Traditionalist Bus...I for one am not going to embrace a foreign faith just because Guenon said that... Read more →