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Here's a link to a thought-provoking article entitled Why bin Laden Lost, just published on Bloomberg.com for BusinessWeek: http://buswk.co/mRuSnm
The subtitle is
Al Qaeda's leader died because he was outgunned. He lost because he was wrong.
So far, so good.
But the article itself takes a number of disturbing turns. Here is the comment I left for Brendan Greeley, the author:
On the whole, I disagree with the article. Sure, there are good points. But the premise is that bin Laden lost because he was instigating to a grand scheme, and the US won because our founding document lacks any aspiration beyond the freedom to pursuit happiness. Conclusion: ObL is dead, so let's take a day trip or go to the spa. What a morally bankrupt and bleak way to look at the world and the gift of life.
I am interested in the thoughts and comments of other readers. Please post here in the comments section of the blog, or consider posting on the article's comment section at the above link.
One reason for choosing to believe in an all-powerful God is that the opposite--a random, purposeless, amoral existence--is too unsettling to contemplate. I want there to be purpose to life, therefore I go looking for that Purveyor of Purpose which most appeals to me. Religious freedom is a good thing, until competing purveyors clash (Inquisition, Counter-Reformation, Holocaust, Consumerism, Jihad). The real religious distinction between people is not labels like atheist, Muslim, Christian, or Jew but (a) there can be only one right way, or (b) there can be more than one right way.
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