tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post4047605844074562653..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: From the back cover...Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-3364888746462153222011-09-21T22:57:47.961+10:002011-09-21T22:57:47.961+10:00Seriously though Russell, I look forward to readin...Seriously though Russell, I look forward to reading your take on this topic. Earlier this year I became a contributing writer for a Malaysian organisation promoting science, skepticism and secularism in my birth country. Since then I've been (re)acquainted with the repressive aspects of Malaysian politics, especially where religion is involved.<br /><br />While I do follow the local Aussie scene vis-a-vis secularism and religiosity, I feel that Malaysia needs <i>a lot</i> more work for it to achieve anything close to Australian standards of civil liberties and secularism (NSCP brouhaha notwithstanding). Hence my decision to support this Malaysian group in whatever way I could.<br /><br />Your arguments and ideas in your forthcoming book will be very helpful to me in this capacity.<br /><br />Ok, shameless self-plug: <a href="http://unmsia.com/why-atheists-must-not-be-silent/" rel="nofollow">here's a recent-ish piece</a> I wrote for Unscientific Malaysia (UM), the aforementioned skeptic group. It's in response to a horrible smear campaign carried out by religious bigots against a Malaysian friend, who's also a member of UM. The amount of vitriol and harrassment my friend received simply for criticising Islam and associating with atheist/freethought groups shocked me. Guess it shows how living in a secular and fairly irreligious country for so long has made me complacent.Darrick Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791236823584001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-67145091634023690082011-09-21T21:33:58.755+10:002011-09-21T21:33:58.755+10:00Haha! Hope so!Haha! Hope so!Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-65845238069800242262011-09-21T18:40:55.368+10:002011-09-21T18:40:55.368+10:00Excitement! On my 'to read' list.
Will th...Excitement! On my 'to read' list.<br /><br />Will there be a film adaptation?Darrick Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791236823584001938noreply@blogger.com