Ah! That explains a lot Brine! No, the term "Muslim" or "Islam" describes and defines an ideology; not a religion!
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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