First, Zeno's Paradox. Mathematically, limit theory handles it. It can be shown that
1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ..... = 1
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or ? (1/2)^n -> 1
n=1
So the paradox disappears. (For those who know this stuff, yeah, I know, the notation is a little off on the first one.)
There are upwards of 7 million plus Muslims living in the USA, spread across nearly every community, people who vote and believe in democracy. There are tons of common sense descriptions of how muslims can live according to their religion in moderate and decent ways, coexisting in diverse communities. I could offer you a scholarly treatment that supports democracy in Islam. We could discuss the various Islamic geopolitical regions that might oppose such social movement ...
My understanding is that the Muslims living here are not typical. They are actually better educated and earn more than the average American. To a large extent, they are spread throughout communities, rather than gathered in tight groups. This would agree with what I have seen of them.
In Europe, in spite of its liberalism, this is not true. They are poorer, more poorly educated, and gathered into ghettoes centered on mosques. A recipe for disaster- -as the Spanish, French, and British have found out. The US has actually done better by them than Europe has and they have much less to complain about. |
