Reason Has Serious Shortcomings In The War Between Thought And Belief

• Gerard Julien
• A demonstrator in Madrid, Spain.

Here is a passage I wish I could believe. It showed up in Steve Chapman’s Tribune column, “Religious violence and the road to civilization.”

What most Westerners long ago realized is something Muslim extremists have not: In the battle of ideas, reason is the only weapon. For any cause to resort to murder and persecution against those who disagree is an admission of failure.