The premise of the joke is wrong, Muslim is a religious designation, not an ethnicity like Russians, Scots, and Japanese!!!
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The Latest from Planck's Constant <http://plancksconstant.org/> > ------------------------------ > > Why Space Creatures Cannot Be Muslim > <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlanksConstant/~3/pAjwAg0PMSw/why_space_creatures_cannot_be_muslim.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> > > Posted: 25 Jan 2016 11:26 AM PST > > > [image: muslims from outer space] > <http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/iamges/sub15/muslims_outer_space.jpg> > "Muslims From Outer Space" - The Movie > Photo Credit: Internet Weekly Report > <http://www.internetweekly.org/2011/08/cartoon_muslims_from_outer_space.html> > > In my article Why There are no Muslims In Space > <http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2006/09/why_there_are_no_mus.html>, I > repeated a favorite joke of mine that the reason Star Trek has Russians, > Scots, and Japanese among its crew but no Muslims is that Star Trek takes > place in the future. > > If you are Muslim and don't get it, the implication is that in the future > people are so intelligent then that no one would be stupid enough to be a > Muslim. > > If a joke offends the targeted group you can be sure it's because the joke > contains a germ of truth. If the joke is completely divorced from reality, > then there is no reason to be insulted. For example, consider the following > attempt at humor: > > *Q:* Did you hear about the Jew who won a Nobel Prize in Medicine? > *A:* Neither have I. > > It's not funny because most people know that Jews excel in the sciences, > especially Nobel Prizes > <http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2013/04/why_jews_win_so_many_nobel_prizes_and_muslims_do_n.html>. > And those very familiar with Nobel Prizes, know that Jews have garnered > more laureates in Medicine (56 to be precise) than in any other category of > Nobel awards. > > On the other hand: > > *Q:* Did you hear about the Muslim who won a Nobel Prize in Medicine? > *A:* Neither have I. > > Now that's funny because most people know that Muslims rarely excel in > anything with the exception of terror attacks and whining about Jews > <http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2010/01/an_excuse_why_muslims_cannot_win_nobel_prizes.html>. > And those very familiar with Nobel Prizes, know that Muslims have never won > a single Nobel in Medicine. > > It's not my opinion that civilizations capable of making a spaceship will > be hyper-intelligent, Jill Tarter, the co-founder of the Seti Institute, as > well as Dr Seth Shostak, the director of Seti, both believe "that any > aliens capable of interstellar travel would be at least several centuries > more advanced than us. > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3409322/Why-Stephen-Hawking-wrong-hostile-aliens-Seti-scientist-claims-chance-ET-FRIENDLY.html> > " > > Some of my readers may object: But Bernie, these Seti people say nothing > about the religion of the aliens. What about your assertion that space > creatures cannot be Muslim? > > If you read the article linked above, you will read that Tarter *believes > any aliens that find us will come in peace*. Think what that means: a > race of people who come in peace cannot possibly be Muslims. > > So if you ever see a film advertised as "*Muslims from Outer Space*," > don't be afraid - it's just a movie, there are no such things as Muslims > from Outer Space. What you should be afraid of: "*Muslims from your > neighborhood*" - the non-movie. > > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:yIl2AUoC8zA> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:dnMXMwOfBR0> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:W9dqtTZ0I2U> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:V_sGLiPBpWU> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:fzYkbJUCDZg> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:F7zBnMyn0Lo> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:qj6IDK7rITs> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PlanksConstant?a=pAjwAg0PMSw:8sOs9xQJ5Jg:gIN9vFwOqvQ> > > You are subscribed to email updates from Planck's Constant > <http://plancksconstant.org/>. > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now > <https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=uixhQRhSIok-TOsll-X8rgSjvww> > . 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