Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Skeptical Inquirer magazine

Got my new issue in the mail yesterday, and there's a (typically) wonderfully snide "Psychic Vibrations" column by Robert Sheaffer on "Islamic Science" (not online as yet); basically, the rejection of "Western" (that is, objective) scientific theory in favor of traditional Islamic ideas based on Aristotle and the Koran. I think I saw someone mention this idea awhile back.

Anyway, one "scholar" named Sultan Bashir Mohammed believes that the way to solve the world's energy needs is to harness djinns, which he interprets as beings made out of fire. Leaving aside that there's no such thing, I kinda doubt that the Saudis would be happy with the idea.

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