{"id":26142,"date":"2015-08-26T19:20:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T23:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=26142"},"modified":"2015-08-26T19:20:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T23:20:49","slug":"the-god-problem-and-fear-of-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=26142","title":{"rendered":"The god problem and fear of the unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a scary sort of way this piece from Kevin Underhill, on his Lowering the Bar blog, is funny. (Source: Lowering the Bar<\/a><\/em>) It begins:<\/p>\n

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“Arabic Terror Message” Actually Said “Welcome Home” in Hebrew<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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If you see something, say something!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Welcome<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Unless you’re an idiot<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Rapides Parish [Louisiana] Sheriff’s Office … and KALB were contacted by several residents who were concerned about the signs and that they might have been [a] terror message written in Arabic.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office says not to worry, they are actually “welcome home” signs written in Hebrew and not in any way affiliated with ISIS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

But then you think about it and it stops being funny. Ignorance isn’t funny, jumping to ignorant and bizarre conclusions isn’t funny. Although Underhill’s piece is typically wonderfully sarcastic, when he gives a list of things to remember:<\/p>\n