Dan Gardner's post about how we are all susceptible to losing our own capability to reason is fantastic. How can these very smart people defend their support of such atrocities? Gardner explains the thought process and phenomenon well. One unique element of the Hamas Apologist example that Gardner is missing from this analysis is the Quranic concept that deception is essential to the righteous struggle for all good people to overcome the abomination of the world outside of strict Sharia law. The intelligent, articulate Hamas Apologists have a slightly richer set of beliefs and motivations than the people from the past secular examples Gardner cites. I highly recommend Gardner's post. It explains a lot.
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