[MD] What is the intellectual argument about Islamic veil wearing?

[Heather Perella]

     [Platt]
> > > "The selling out of intellectual truth to the
> social
> > > icons of organized
> > > religion is seen by the MOQ as an evil act." 
> > > (Pirsig in his Copleston
> > > Annotations)


     [SA] 
> >      I understand this, but what intellectual
> truth is
> > being sold out?  This is a very general quote of
> > Pirsig.

      [Platt]
> That laws come down from God (Mohammed).

     So this is an or the intellectual truth?  What
defines a law?  According to G-d women wear veils,
right?  According to G-d women are to not wear veils,
right?  One Isalm, One Christian.  What defines the
law that has it be intellectual, or are we stuck with
dq on this one, where distinctions will not be made. 
You arguing about laws, yet, as I said, laws need
intellectual footing to be debated.  You just said
laws.  Plain and simple - laws.  Yet, where's the
intellectuality that will persuade the legislation or
even a jury.  To go in front of a crowd of people to
make a law and just walk up there and say - law - and
then walk away is ambiguous.

SA


 
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