I hit a software snag this afternoon on this machine. It wasn’t a serious problem, but the program that failed had to be uninstalled. Then I downloaded a new version (huge file, took forever), reinstalled it, and configured it.
Now things are back to normal, but the problem slowed operations down here for a few hours. That’s why posting has been light.
Here’s something I ran into while searching around for stuff about why the whole age of reason never caught on in Islam:
http://www.academia.edu/8552045/_Conference_draft_Explaining_the_Democracy_Deficit_in_the_Arab_World_Is_the_Resurgence_of_Islam_the_Problem_
It may not contain much of anything new but I figured I’d mention it anyway.
http://www.friatider.se/richard-dawkins-st-djer-pride-j-rva-svenska-v-nstern-r-patetisk