On the death of bin Laden
Here are some apparent facts: A human being is dead. The US Government killed Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is incapable of personally causing any more harm....
Here are some apparent facts: A human being is dead. The US Government killed Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is incapable of personally causing any more harm....
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… being some thoughts on today’s moment of enlightenment … Let us accept for the sake of this discussion the broader atheist premise that ther...