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Noam Chomsky versus Sam Harris: Rationale versus hate
By Taha Najeeb Khan Published: May 14, 2015
Sam Harris is butting heads again - this time with Noam Chomsky.
Sam Harris is butting heads again – this time with Noam Chomsky. He recently blogged an email exchange he had with the great man himself; an exchange which, as with most things with Harris, quickly degenerated into crassness.
That this torture-advocating anti-theist would, of his own accord, publicise such classless piffle over the web, expecting quite possibly a tsunami of approval from his fans, betrays a curious audacity one may only encounter in a special breed of omniscience-claiming cult-runners. Of course Harris can be absolved of such an indictment – no cult-runner is he. But he may well be drifting perilously close to the shores of something resembling a cult operation.
Let me explain. Anyone familiar with Harris's writings will know he advocates the profiling of Muslims or people who look like Muslims – you know, those bizarre folks with two eyes, two ears, a nose, among other 'Muslim' markers – at airports. And that's just one of Harris's more charitable, less lethal, proposals. Stoic and measured as always, Harris in his chilling matter-of-factness has proposed ideas more lurid; for instance, a pre-emptive first strike on people who hold dangerous beliefs.
Being quite the charmer, Harris's charm is exceeded only by his predictability. Take any matter involving Muslims and you can rest assured Harris won't disappoint – if you're a card-carrying Islamophobe, that is. Some of Harris's commentary on Islam and Muslim societies could effectively serve as a sacred text of its own kind for hate groups across the world. His fans would, of course, take issue with such characterisation. They will immediately evoke the tried-old refrain that Islam is not a person; it doesn't have rights and is open to criticism.
This, by the way, would be a perfectly legitimate point if that were really the case. Unfortunately, Harris doesn't just stop at criticising Islam, he goes further. Take the case of the ground zero mosque which he opposed vehemently. This will be seen as a victory by the jihadists, he insisted. Never mind the said mosque is a multi-faith community centre; a decent initiative to bring people – yes, people, not jihadis – together in peaceful solidarity. But where Imam Abdul Rauf, head of the mosque initiative, saw warm handshakes and friendly embraces, cynical and clinical Harris saw jihadi high-fives. Or just take the Israel-Palestine conflict. Surprising no one, Harris came out strongly in support for Israel in the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian confrontation (2014) where Israel maintained its impressive 30:1 kill ratio.
And this is why Harris's half-decent attempt at a dialogue with Chomsky was such a thorough buzz-kill. Instead of stepping up his game, Harris persisted with the same non-contributing reductionist arguments and absurd hypotheticals that, granted, reverberate with orgasm-inducing force within his chosen echo chambers, have little to no relevance beyond.
No wonder Chomsky called it a 'non-interaction'.
But for the sake of argument, let's just briefly examine Harris's position. Intention more than the death toll matters to Harris. So even if the al Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan was hit with cruise missiles under Clinton's orders, causing drug shortages in the country that killed tens of thousands of civilians, per Harris's calculus Clinton can be exempted because the poor guy suspected the factory to be an al Qaeda operation. Contrast this to Bin Laden's diabolical actions designed to inflict maximal death toll, and you have a clear winner in absolute sadism and depravity.
Chomsky, of course, effortlessly exposed the weaknesses in Harris's puerile premise:
1. To evoke intentions when dealing with mass murderers is moot because mass murderers like Hitler, Pol Pot and the likes often think they are justified in their actions. Besides, to determine intentions in complex matters is in itself a near impossible task, and
2. The kind of 'collateral killings' America is infamous for "are arguably more immoral than purposeful killing, which at least recognises the human status of the victims, not just killing ants while walking down the street, who cares?" in Chomsky's own words.
Chomsky also raised another interesting question regarding the al Shifa episode, that if Clinton mistook it for an al Qaeda operation, then why did he order the missile strikes immediately after the US embassy bombings in Sudan? This along with other examples of Clinton's war crimes that Chomsky mentions in the exchange, raises serious doubts over Clinton's apparently 'good intentions', accessible somehow telepathically to Harris alone. Mild and measured, Harris quickly changed the topic.
And this is what's so dark about the new anti-theists. Under the patina of 'measured rationalism', they happily skip over vast tracts of nuance, to do exactly what they accuse their opponents of – clumsy reductionism. Yes, this is what has elevated hate-merchants like Ayaan Hirsi, Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller and just legions of folks crowding the Islamophobia band wagon to positions of prominence. This elite brigade of 'West-is-superior' chanting blowhards will practically go to insane lengths to peddle a narrative the perpetuation of which is most profitable in the eerie Huntington reality of today's clash of civilisation – Islam versus West – world.
However, let it be clear: to recognise that there are profiteers in the Islamophobia industry is not to deny that Islamic reform is very much a necessity. The punishment for apostasy and blasphemy in many Muslim countries is death. One need not be a libertarian to recognise what is wrong with this. Such edicts – drawn from centuries old Islamic jurisprudence – are dangerously incompatible with modernity and point to the desperate need for more contemporary jurisprudence. Times have changed. Few centuries ago, people claiming witchcraft and sorcery were dispatched to the gallows. Now they're promptly committed to lunatic asylums.
Reform in Muslim societies will need to emerge from within and cannot be forced from without. The good news is there are people actively involved in this project. The bad news is that hate sells. Nuance doesn't. And this would surely make Mr Harris happy.
Taha Najeeb Khan
The writer is a New York based Pakistani who has everything perfectly figured out. He generously freelances his omniscient wisdom to spread the light.
sundas
Beautiful ending…this is ironic that the biggest threat to Atheism is New-Atheism…which has,decisively, reduced construction of Atheist-morality-code to destruction of theistic moralities.such a shame!Recommend
Rana Eddy
My request to erudite "Seculars" of Pakistan is that kindly plz write such incisive piece exposing Hinduphobia & Christianophobia for your own Hindus & Christians also.Recommend
So true. Things have become so polarized. And I fear this will only get worse, but good to see that there are people with a balanced perspective like Mr Khan here. Very nice piece.Recommend
Excellent piece…the haters always take the day! Recommend
I'm an atheist and I dont always agree with Sam Harris or Dawkins views as you cannot club a religion or community as a monolith…
"Reform in Muslim societies will need to emerge from within and cannot be
forced from without. The good news is there are people actively
involved in this project."
However,I've doubts in the above statement by yours…Because from what I've seen….Muslims were more tolerant and secular 2 decades ago…Nowadays,there are becoming more and more radical,more Wahabised and more easily resort to violence…
"Moderate" muslims never condemn the extremist but when non muslims try to do,they form as a human shield shouting Islamophobia,stereotyping,Racism etc…rather than introspecting themselves..
Honestly the world is getting tired of muslims who ,attack on one hand and cry victim on the other hand….Unless muslims try to change themselves,others will be forced to change Muslims and this wont go down too wellRecommend
ali butt
What a sophisticated defense of Islamism, and cover of Jihadism, by this author. Bravo.
Killing people at seminars and free speech events, and at the same time claiming persecution by painting Muslims as a race. Recommend
Muslims: People of faith who just want to live their lives.
Islamists: Muslims who impose an interpretation of Islam on other Muslims, using legal and social means.
Jihadists: Islamists who employ violence to achieve their goal of "conquering the world".
Islam is a faith. Islamism is an ideology.
Anyone who thinks of himself as a "reformist" Muslim should call out Islamists, and isolate them from the rest of ordinary Muslims.
Islam will be reformed the day when:
– People achieve the liberty to leave Islam (without being killed or ostracized).
– People achieve the liberty to criticize Islam (without being killed or ostracized).Recommend
Faraz Talat
When "theistic morality" tells Sam Harris he deserves to be tortured in hell for all eternity just for being an atheist, you may expect some pushback from him.
Let me be clear; I have very little tolerance for many of the things Sam Harris says. But after centuries of burning 'heretics' at the stake for questioning the theistic dominion, it is much too early and far too ignorant for theists to start playing the victim card with the budding of a new movement bent on "destruction of theistic moralities".
One mustn't lose sight of power dynamics between theists and atheists; about who has privilege and who doesn't.
(To stress again, this is not a defense of Sam's anti-Muslim bigotry. This is a response to the historically-blind outrage over the neo-atheists' bold anti-theism)Recommend
Meshuga
So, what did we learn from this rant disguised as a blog? Islamophobia is baseless, meanspirited and irrational (or is it irrationale?) and its practitioners, Sam Harris and the usual culprits are bad, very bad people, And those in the opposite camp, like Noam Chomsky (known for being a world famous MIT linguist and a dissenter of American foreign policy), are rational (or is it rationale?), "great" men. And yes, the author is in love with his rhetorical flourishes. Did he convince anyone with his cherry-picked, pre-chewed arguments? Not me.Recommend
anon0912
I don't know much about Sam but I will say this that if you claim to be rational and have thousands of people listening to you,then you have a duty to present an unbiased opinion and certainly not advocate hate for a specific group of people.But the real problem isn't what these people say but unfortunately in the people who take their word as the truth and don't think for themselves.It baffles me that we are just little specks of dust within one galaxy moving through space on a rock and we have the audacity to claim that we know the origins of the universe,religious and atheist alike and kill each other in our delusions of grandeur.The trouble lies not in the color of our skin or a system we call religion but in the pettiness of our feeble little minds.No matter how civilized and open minded we claim to be,us humans are just animals who resort to their true selfish nature time and time again fueled by our own personal gain with no real sense of purpose except to create chaos and havoc on each other and on this planet until one or the other gives.Recommend
Immo Ali
I have read him and Dawkin's and found them religion-phobic rather than specifically islamophobic. They have criticized Christianity more than anything. Yet you are trying to conjoin that same old ridiculous theory of Islam vs west. There is no "vs" as you are not even capable of that, and to be clear modern man has killed God a century ago. Muslims and other religions need to revisit their approach towards rationality. You cannot create a better future when most of the people you meet, think how the world is going to end and what should be his role to reincarnate his religion and score a paradise…Recommend
Excellent article and a very strong ending. Loved it! Would love to read more from you on various subjects!Recommend
Jefferson_Lebowski
Atheism is rising….very quickly….all over the world. So called "New Atheism" is neither new nor is it in danger of self implosion as the author seems to be hoping for. As far as Sam implying that Muslims should be profiled…..that is One Mans opinion and does not diminish the case against religious servitude.Recommend
so why wasn't my comment added?Recommend
Faraz Talat,
"When theistic morality tells Sam Harris he deserves to be
tortured in hell for all eternity just for being an atheist, you may expect
some pushback from him" – If that were the only source of Sam's
pushback, It would be a legitimate one. But Sam, like other profiteers of the
Islamophobia industry, peddles nonsense disguised as "rationalism" somewhat
prolifically. This notion that the Cheneys and Rumsfelds sitting in Pentagon
have the purest intentions at heart, they just mistakenly drop nuclear bombs,
orchestrate CIA coups in foreign states, drone-kill people who may "look" like
militants, etc. is either embarrassingly foolish or just plain disingenuous.
And given Sam's quite obviously biased position on several issues involving
Muslims, I trust in his case it has to be the latter.Recommend
I'm fairly certain the author is neither killing people at free speech events, nor is he endorsing it.
Islamism and anti-Muslim bigotry are both very real problems.Recommend
I don't think Sam Harris is arguing that mass murders are justified by US. He is only asking for a differentiation between killing a child by pointing a gun at him and accidentally killing a child because the bomb that was thrown on enemy soldier also killed the child. So he is not saying that death of child was justified in the second case, he is only saying that it must be differentiated from the death of child in the first case. Intention does matter. Causing death by shooting someone directly and causing death by overrunning a pedestrian when you could not control your car are not equivalent. They are both sorrowful and unjustified but not the same. You are stretching this argument to give the impression as if Harris supports US in mass murder of people. Recommend
Sharjil
This is an excellent write-up! Really enjoyed it. The author is right, too much mistrust and hate in the air. This is only radicalizing people even more. What is needed is more balanced commentary, which is lacking in the atheist camp. Recommend
Ch. Allah Daad
I have watched many videos of Sam and found him very honest and convincing. I think author should give few examples where he is wrong.Recommend
peabody3000
yeah rationale is a noun, used correctly in the title. look it up if you need toRecommend
as an ardent atheist, i hope christianity, islam, and all other belief systems wither away in good time, at a pace not to be too disruptive to all the many flavors of true believers who have come to rely on the psychological crutches these folkloric dogmas provide.. but profiling anyone due merely to appearances is a terrible policy to practice, period. i am surrounded every day all day by religious people, in my family, friends, business, love life, etc etc.. i can only hope for their own sake they can let go of their false truths cooked up by generations of superstitions-turned-canonRecommend
Not really.The perspective of Mr. Khan is as unbalanced as could be.In fact he doesn't seem to have read the whole exchange in an objective manner.Harris has,in fact,took USA to severe task for many of the policies.And his tone was much deferential towards Mr. Chomsky,who appears from the start to be very irritable and accusatory.There is certainly difference between intentions.TTP and ISIS kill intentionally and deliberately,and feel more righteous about it,without a hint of regret.Whereas drones(which are much maligned than TTP/ISIS in Muslim world)at least try to minimize collateral damage.(just an example of role of intentions in moral decisions).Recommend
dangerFML
Is it irrational though? The new Caliphate is being created (ISIS/ISIL) these people believe all non believers should be killed, enslaved, or forced to pay a tax to the Caliphate. Although most Muslims do not actively participate in such things the fact that millions are condoning it or participating is scary. I am too lazy to look up the article but I recall reading that something like 15% to 40% of the Muslim world (depending on the Country) stated that 9/11 was a good thing. It isn't a majority but when you are dealing with 1.5 billion muslims even 1% is a scary number.Recommend
Arif Baksh.
Simple. Sam is a White Shiv Sena or Bajrang Dali or a male Sadhvi Prachi.
Or a BJP wala. Only difference is skin color.Recommend
Adam Conn
I actually agree with both Dr. Chomsky and Dr. Harris. I agree with what Dr. Chomsky says, in this case about the al Shifa bombing, and how we have to "focus on our own crimes and stop committing them". But I also agree with Dr. Harris when he says, "Islamic reform is very much a necessity. The punishment for apostasy and blasphemy in many Muslim countries is death….Few centuries ago, people claiming witchcraft and sorcery were dispatched to the gallows. Now they're promptly admitted to lunatic asylums", or wait, was that the author Khan? Does that make you an Islamophobe? I guess nuance does sell.Recommend
It's funny how minority's opinion/action has no bearing on the entire atheist group, but minority's opinion/action applies to the entire Muslim community. Double standards never fail to disappoint, especially under the umbrella of 'rationality'. Loved the email exchange that showed how a true scholar responds to a charlatan. #RespectChomskyRecommend
Of course not. It's hard to disabuse irrational notions like yours. Maybe read about intellectual humility in 'Utopia and Violence' by Karl Popper? Have a good day :)Recommend
'Modern man has killed God a century ago'. Well, i guess to need to revisit your approach towards rationality. Good luck!Recommend
Have you even read the email exchange? http://www.salon.com/2015/05/05/noam_chomsky_undresses_sam_harris_stop_pretending_to_have_a_rational_discussion_partner/Recommend
This two faced approach is pathetic. First you say 'you cannot club a religion or community as a monolith'. Then you do do the same yourself 'world is getting tired of muslims who ,attack on one hand and cry victim on the other hand….Unless muslims try to change themselves,others will be forced to change Muslims and this wont go down too well.' Practice what you preach.Recommend
The author seems to be poisoning the well. I think where Chomsky and Harris differ is a matter of scope of consideration. Chomsky is more focused on "Beliefs and actions of Americans because I am American", whereas Harris is more focused on "belief and actions of humans". They are both right when they view things from these different stand points. Harris is not a seller of hate as you might be portraying.Recommend
greenrevo
It's more funny when one man's opinion leads the other to kill him in the name of entire community.Recommend
Sundas Rashid
Let's not jumble up the facts. it's not theistic morality that tells Sam Harris to burn in hell forever but the decoders of that morality-code do….and at the same time it's not atheistic morality that encourages to profile Muslims or Christians and make generalizations on the grounds of appearances but these new-atheists do.The policy of combating with religious ignorance with far greater atheistic ignorance won't help at all.
By "destruction of theistic moralities" i don't mean there is an armed response towards theist communities but i referred to the increasing insistence and popularity of the idea among atheist sections in recent years.
Since i very much endorse atheist ideas, i am concerned what's changes are coming around it….and what it has to present that can replace religious extremism…if it's going to operate on the very principles that institutes of religion are condemned for , i am afraid it has anything to offer at all.Recommend
Harris approached this discussion with the intention of finding a common basis for discussion and debate, not with the intention of judging who is true scholar and who is charlatan. But perhaps you guys think that intention is not important :). Also Harris never claimed that all Muslim have exactly the same beliefs. He usually would give the statistical break down based on surveys conducted by third parties.Recommend
I don't think Chomsky is of the opinion that Harris is right. I give more weight to Chomsky's opinion than the rest of human raceRecommend
MrChris
I'm usually a fan of what Harris says, but there's no doubting that he got slaughtered here.Recommend
carmi2
The bigotry is no small wonder. I wonder how many atheists or even believers in a non-personal god are going about blowing people up for their cause?Recommend
Where Is Ur God Now ?
Sam harris's opinions do not lead to killings like that of religious people.Recommend
not really. he wasn't *debating*. he was merely *trying* to have a conversation and Noam seemed extremely rude and arrogant from the gitgo. he was being mean.Recommend
Sheeraz
Giving weights to opinions is your choice. I don't think one individual can be smarter than whole of humanity. Chomsky is a great intellectual without any doubt, but most of peope in Muslim world adore him for his criticism of America because he focusses on American politics. I am sure if Chomsky was a Muslim and saw what Muslims were doing and started a criticism on Islam, no one in Mulsim world will even listen to him.Recommend
Harris is a critic of relgion, Chomsky is a critic on foriegn policy of USA. Majority of Pakistanis is biased in favour of religon and against US foriegn policy, so it is quite expected that Pakistanis would decalre Chomsky a rational person(which he is) and Harris a hate monger(which he is not).Recommend
Tajammal
We are quite unfortunate that a fruitful exchange between Chomsky and
Harris could not occur. We could have learnt a lot from a discussion
between the two. Probably its email that messes things up. Unfortunately
Harris irritated Chomsky by his wierd invitation email. Chomsky never
commented on Harris work and started a prolonged discussion of Harris
misinterpretation of one paragraph of his book. Perhaps it would have
been generous of Chomsky to forgive Harris and agree for a discussion
and give Harris a chance to clear his position on secularism etc. oh
well, moral of story is — Don't use email. It will mess up everything.
to that unforntuate occurance, it even more unfortunate that poeple
like the author of this article have used this oppertunity to bash
Harris without understanding his position.Recommend
Read the email exchange and Sam harris's approach to Chomsky's moralistic dilemma, especially in the context of Al-Shifa's bombing. Chomsky's rebuttal is based on sound logic which Sam fails to address. I am sure Chomsky's arguments would carry more weight in your eyes and would pass through your prejudices because he's not a Muslim. Educate yourselfRecommend
Absolutely. Like when Bush bombed Iraq without any evidence of weapons of mass destruction or Clinton's Al-Shifa Bombing or Obama's drone strikes.Recommend
You make sense bro, but won't we be screwed if there's an afterlife? That's why I am not an ardent anything. Peace bro.Recommend
Chomsky appears to be irritable and accusatory? Sam Harris started out by attacking Chomsky on his moralistic framework about Al-Shifa bombing. Chomsky offers a rebuttal which Sam Harris failed to comprehend entirely. He never addressed the rebuttal. Learn to read before commenting in a pompous manner. I never knew that you have powers to see people's intentions. I am sure Clinton felt immense regret after Al-Shifa bombing, like Bush felt remorse after bombing Iraq and Obama feels after 'collateral damage' due to drone strikes. Chomsky asks the fundamental question: "Shouldn't there be parity between value of the lives of innocent Muslim civilians, like innocent non-Muslim civilians?"Recommend
Three prominent ones in recent history: Clinton's Al-Shifa bombing, Bush's Iraq bombing and Obama drone strikes. Does this suffice?Recommend
And Chomsky's does? If you consider Clinton, Bush and Obama as religious, then I am fine with your statement. These presidents of USA take pride in Al-Shifa bombings, Iraq bombings and drone strikes. All of these strikes took numerous innocent civilian loves. The entire nation supported these strikes. So, according to Sam's arguments they are to blame too. Here is where Sam's prejudices against Muslims impedes his rational approach and this is what Chomsky aims at. Objective reading of the email exchange makes one respect Chomsky for being an honest intellectual.Recommend
Riaz Ahmad
What is the point of misrepresenting Harris views on "intention". He certainly did not argue that US foreign policy is, for a fact, based on good intentions. He only wanted to seek out Chomsky views on intention and how important Chomsky would consider it. Please stop misleading people that by asking such question Harris wanted to show his support for Chenny or Clonton or anyone else. He was arguing as a scholar to seek clarity. He was not judging rights or wrongs of US foreign policy. He knows that when it comes to questions of forign policy, Chomsky is much better informed. Recommend
Whatever. To each his own. :-)Recommend
It has become tiresome to speak of the "drone war" without proper context. All the attacks against Western and non-Western targets, including those before and since 9/11, was a declaration of war by jihadists given safe haven and even support/training by sovereign countries. The expensive ground wars did not go very well. Drones are a targeted and less expensive way to fight wars. But it is still war as long as those enemy warriors exist and given safe havens and support. (Imagine the collateral damage of a real ground war.)Recommend
As I implied, I have very little tolerance for Sam's bigotry, and all that you state is correct.
But let's be clear: it's not his 'anti-theism' that I'm upset about. I don't like the idea of subjecting neo-atheists to a higher standard of political correctness, as the theists eagerly await an excuse – any excuse – to attack and discredit the anti-theistic movement.
If Sam Harris supports Israel, or is bigoted against the Muslims, it's tempting to generalize that as a new-atheist position. But let's not.Recommend
Eternal punishment for the godless is an extremely common Abrahamic belief. Please don't tell atheists they're imagining this. They know what most Muslim and Christian children are taught concerning an atheist's fate, and that seems rather divisive.
…which is a minor part of a colossal case an anti-theist atheist can construct, to justify his belief that organized religion hampers social harmony and scientific progress.
I won't get into a theological debate here. I'm simply trying to make the point that the issue here is Sam Harris's bigotry, not his anti-theism.Recommend
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article. The writing is really good. The author has raised some good points, although I think he is too soft on Mr Chomsky who is also an ideologue of sorts.Recommend
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Dear Faraz,
If you're going to make a claim, at least be honest about it.
Can Atheists Go To Heaven In Islam?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj3JrYLYCQ8
In short, the answer is yes. Atheists can go to heaven, according to Islam. Sam Harris will need some other cause to justify his bigotry.Recommend
You're upvoting your own comment, Sam Harris fan. Kind of pathetic.
Drones do not say who they are killing. 99% of all drone kills remain unknown or unverified. We are left to assume that everyone killed was 'a bad guy'.
In reality, America has targeted Ayman Zawahiri for over ten years now, Zawahiri is still alive. 76 children and 29 adults, according to reports, are not.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/24/-sp-us-drone-strikes-kill-1147
Independent organization like The Bureau of Investigative Journalism tells a very different story. CIA drone strike in Pakistan have killed 423-962 civilians and 172-207 children. Furthermore they have injured 1,144-1,722 people.
In 2015, CIA managed to killed Giovanni Lo Porto and Dr. Warren Weinstein. Without verification, these people would have been labelled terrorists.Recommend
stupocalypse
They are just doing it for money, their country or a misplaced sense of duty.Recommend
papayapulp
The counter-arguments against intentionalism are both flawed.
1.) equivocates believing oneself to have good intentions with actually having good intentions. I mean, come on. You can do better than that.
2.) blithely ignores that the US in its warfare tries very hard to minimize third-party casualties. You may accuse the US of waging unjust wars (I certainly do), but I don't think they're blasé about civilian deaths. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2015/04/u_s_drone_strikes_civilian_casualties_would_be_much_higher_without_them.html
Oh, and actually, people who claim to be witches or sorcerers nowadays are free to do as they please as long as they don't harm anybody – at least in the much-maligned West. Ever heard of the Wiccan religion? Heck, Aleister Crowley was free to roam the streets of London a century ago.Recommend
You assume that there are people killed with drones that are innocents.But one is 100% sure those killed by your heroes TTP/ISIS are all innocents killed deliberately ,purposefully and knowingly..You don't need reports to confirm that.And you had better your Government take care of these Jihadists from all over the world infringimg on your sovereignty ,so that they don't attack another country from your land,otherwise you can't complain.Recommend
and that is the truth,that many of the Islamists will never accept.Recommend
Ask the same of people(muslims and non-muslims) killed by your heroes Al-Qaida/ttp/ISIS.Mr. Harris did not deny that people were killed by bombing Al-Shifa(off course only Muslims matter for you,denying that a large percentage of other faiths might also have been killed),he is talking of intention as the difference.For you people Jihad and making all the world Muslim might be intention,not for the rest of the world.If Muslims have no value for others' lives and faiths,they can't complain if other people think the same.Recommend
I have read the exchange sir!. Sam was not presenting his position on Al-shifa. He was only trying to understand Chomsky's position. So there was nothing to rebutt there in the first place. I have no problem with Chomsky's arguments, which are sound and religion has nothing to do with soundness of arguments (at least for me). So please don't pass judgments on my prejudices and education.Recommend
The reason Harris started with reference to Chomsky's views on comparing 9/11 to Al-shifa was that he wanted to seek clarity on whether Chomsky thought that both incidents were produced by equally bad people. Harris had written that Chomsky had not considered intention on which the two incidents resulted from. Chomsky was not happy that Harris had accused him of ignoring mportant factors and gave his reasons for not considering intentions when comparing the two. There was no *rebuttal* because it was not a debate. It was just a conversation. Harris did say that when he said that Chomsky had not considered the role of intention in comparing the two incidents, he did not literally meant it. Chomsky might have considered it in his private room but did not publish it. And the reasons given in the email by Chomsky for not considering intention when comparing bin Laden to Clinton were not satisfactory for Harris. So it ended. It was perhaps too daring for Harris to accuse Chomsky of ignoring important aspects in his book, but what other way could have been there?Recommend
Well Chomsky never addressed work of Harris so we can't know what he thinks about it. I don't know whether he has read it. As I pointed out they stand on different mountains. Chomsky is seeing " Terrorists are bad but I won't look into that, because I am American and I need to look at how bad we are". Harris is seeing "Terrorists are really bad. I don't fully understand how bad Americans are but they are not as bad as terrorists". So this difference in perspective then filters into whole discussion and the discussion gets derailed.Recommend
Uzair
There is no Hinduphobia in Pakistan. Muslims treat hindus and other non-muslim based on facts. you cannot change facts.Recommend
Huh? I was responding to Critical. Take your rant elsewhereRecommend
Wow. Respect Chomsky for what he is, rather than making what-if scenarios bro. That one individual doesn't only go against America, but the popular opinions in media for objectivity. It's not about smartness, it's about integrity. That makes him an honest intellectual (which is a much better compliment than admiring his intelligence)Recommend
I know it wasn't a debate, but it reflected a marked difference between a true scholar and a person with shallow learning. You yourself quoted what Harris said 'Harris did say that when he said that Chomsky had not considered the role of intention in comparing the two incidents, he did not literally mean it.' That is where the difference arises. Did Harris say what he actually meant or what was the underlying meaning? No, because when Chomsky replied to his accusations, he changed his position. You'd see that this is what put off Chomsky. How can one have a meaningful discussion/argument when one party keeps changing their position? Good day sir :)Recommend
You got to be kidding me. I wasn't passing judgments on anything. I was trying to provide some context. Before this exchange, Sam accused Chomsky's moralistic framework on his analysis of 9/11 and Al-Shifa bombing (by Clinton). He argued (I am paraphrasing) that there should be parity between innocent lives lost of muslims and non-muslims. Sam attacked this position by bringing forth his 'intentionality theory'. Later, Sam changed his position on this and this is what put off Chomsky. How can one expect a meaningful discussion if the other party keeps changing their premise? That was the point of contention for Chomsky who reiterated his moralistic framework for Sam's understanding, but never got a decent response.
Apologies if I offended you in any way. Good day :)Recommend
If you read closely (this article and the exchange), you will find that Chomsky aims to unravel the reality of western hypocrisy (of which Harris is a proponent). Harris's prejudiced approach against Muslims makes him heedless of western hypocrisies. Chomsky has highlighted this aptly in his moralistic approach that compares 9/11 and Al-Shifa bombing. His fundamental question (paraphrased): 'Shouldn't the life of an innocent Muslim be equal to that of an innocent non-Muslim?' That is where Chomsky puts Harris to his place. Reform yourself before going on to reform the world, based on your prejudice.Recommend
Sure. First he accused Chomsky's approach to 9/11 and Al-Shifa bombing without any substantial arguments. Then he changed his position on that, when Chomsky responded. I am sure Harris was 'merely trying' to have a conversation. I wish I was Harris, so I could see what his real 'intentions' were :)Recommend
Right. So by that logic, Iraq should bomb US because it bombed Iraq without any evidence of weapons of mass destruction. The perpetrators are in US so that warrants drone strikes by Iraq on US. No?Recommend
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Absolutely bro. These jihadists also bombed them Japanese, Vietnamese, Iraqis, etc. Killed so many civilians during the process. Oh wait, that was the State of US! #ChomskyforPresidentRecommend
"Please don't tell atheists they're imagining this." None of my words implies that existence of extremely condemnable, utterly inhumane and completely irrational attitude towards atheists among theists is a whole imaginative thing. So, there is no reason for you to try to twist which has not been said or done even. In fact your comment only confirms my stance that religious institutes has been playing a key role to breed this hate and aggression against atheists for centuries in society.
"Sam Harris's bigotry, not his anti-theism"…I 100% agree with you. but you are again mistaken about what I said. My original comment has clearly referred to the augmented hate-against-religion emotion (justified or unjustified) among contemporary atheist philosophers in general. It was not particularly a response to the dialogue between Harris and Chomsky.Recommend
Well Iraq sure can try.It tried its power on Kuwait ,and was decimated.Recommend
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Chomsky knows more about foreign policy, US wars and its interventionist policies than Sam can in several life times. Sam was utterly schooled by Chomsky. Sam pathetically tried to steer the discussion over and over again to somehow implicate Muslims as he does everywhere. Chomsky knew better and showed him the door. I hope it humbled Sam, although with his ego, I really doubt it.Recommend
Oh , yes …Similarly there is no Islamophobia anywhere , neither in the West nor in China nor in India . Muslims are only treated everywhere based upon facts.Recommend
Well for whatever reason you want to give his opinion more weight then opinion of whole humanity, I won't agree. He has integrity but he is not the only person in human race to have integrity. He has quality X but he is not the only person to have quality X. I surely respect Chomsky for what he is. My comment was aimed at his work but at double standards in Muslim community. A lot of Muslims adore Chomsky because he bashes US policies. If majority of Muslims admires integrity, will they admire the same level of integrity in a critic of their religion? Probably not. Will they even analyse the actions of various Muslim groups at the same depth that Chomsky would go to when analysing actions of US government? Probably not. Recommend
I don't think Sam will be humbled by this. However, it's amazing how Chomsky dismantled his arguments over an email exchange. Kudos to ChomskyRecommend
Innocent until PROVEN guilty. Ever heard of that?
Welcome to the civilized world, Sam Harris fan.Recommend
Chomsky has written books on his views. Why can't Harris read his books? Is he uneducated? blind? or simply lazy?
As for intentions?
Nation states don't have intentions, they have interests. Individuals have intentions. In case of Iraq intentions of all actor were clear:
• George W. Bush: He was told by gold to invade Iraq
• Dick Cheney: He wanted kickbacks from reconstruction of Iraq and oil contracts
• Neocons: They are motivated by geopolitical control of Middle East
So whose intentions are you going to count for Harris's apologist philosophy of U.S. foreign policy?Recommend
Harris tried and failed miserably.
In other word, Harris got 'F' from Professor Chomsky.Recommend
Chomsky hold U.S. responsible for its actions and the consequences of disastrous U.S. foreign policy. U.S. created the so-called 'terrorist' that its purports to fight now to defeat USSR. In case of Iraq, 'Sons of Iraq' were paid-off by U.S. to not attack the American soldiers. Once the payments stopped and U.S. pulled out, disaster struck. A million people have died in Iraq so far. All the while supporting groups with euphemistic labels like 'Free Syrian Army'. Surely they won't turn terrorist tomorrow. They will all go back to knitting and farming.
Harris's arguments are based on apologist narratives, i.e., we invaded Iraq but we are the good guys with good intentions!. Hitler thought he was a good guy too. He had great intentions for his own people. He proclaimed Gott mit uns (God with us). Merely having good intentions isn't a pass for responsibility or an excuse to avoid accountability which is what Harris's arguments try to do.
Question: If North Korea launches a nuke with 'good intentions' on U.S., does that absolve them of culpability?Recommend
1. If you knowingly throw the bomb, i.e. drone strikes, accepting the death of civilians as 'collateral damage'. You are culpable, intentions be damned.
2. Even if you unknowingly throw the bomb, it still doesn't absolve you of the crime that occurred due to your actions. Take responsibility. Be accountable.
3. Sam Harris wants to avoid responsibility and accountability on the excuse of 'intentions'. The British invaded the world with good intentions for their own people. Doesn't meant they had good intentions for others.
4. States don't have intentions. Only individuals do.Recommend
Sure they do.
Atheist Craig Stephen Hicks executed 3 innocent Muslims based on his irrational anti-theist views.Recommend
The writer has highlighted divergent views of two great thinkers.Its unfortunate to label it as a rant.Recommend
Amazing. I have been recently reading Sam Harris and he has some very good ideas and I like his efforts to build a foundation for discussing morals and ethics of war etc. Unfortunately he was too hasty and messed up with a tiger when he should have been playing with some cat. This exchange clearly shows that you should never mess with a professor of linguistics :). Sam should learn from it. Chomsky gave him a lesson of a lifetime. Though I am very concerned that this exchange can discredit good work of Harris and hamper his efforts to address ethics of war and terrorism in a systemetic way.Recommend
The author did no such thing. You are simply experiencing cognitive dissonance.Recommend
I don't think it was Sam changing positions that put off Chomsky. Sam himself said that he would like to change positions if he gets convinced. What put off Chomsky is that that Sam had accused him without first studying his work in depth. Then Sam initiated the exchange and instead of thanking Chomsky for engaging with him in this disucssion, he took Chomsky too lightly. Sam was not even taking Chomsky's words seriously enough and evading extremly important questions . In Chomsky's own words:
"you[Sam] issue lectures condemning others [Chomsky] for ignoring 'basic questions' that
they have discussed for years, in my case decades, whereas you have
refused to address them and apparently do not even allow yourself to
understand them. That's impressive."
I do agree with Chomsky [To the extent of this exchange], however, I feel that Sam was not expecting to be grilled like he had written a PhD thesis and he had to defend it in front of Chomsky. Sam was trying to understand Chomsky's position and he did tell Chomsky that his first book had many failings. But I guess that's not enough to satisfy a professor. Sam should have been more elaborate and careful in what he was trying to achieve. If he had apologised, perhaps Chomsky would have forgiven him. Oh well! bad luck Sam.Recommend
One would hope that we as Pakistanis would ask the kind of questions that you have pointed. Unfortunately, we used this oppertunity to bash Harris. Pakistani muslims will not learn much from this I suppose except that Harris is a hater. They will not replicate the spirit of Chomsky where he points out that as a US tax payer he needs to reflect more on his own crimes. We as Pakistani do the exact opposite. We always manage to focus on crimes of others while completely ignoring our own.Recommend
But is it the same heaven? :-)Recommend
If you want to go all the way back in human history (before Japan, Vietnam, Iraq, etc.), then very few groups are blameless and without blood on their hands. There was one 7th century group, I remember reading about in these pages, who fought jihadi-inspired "defensive wars" all over and all the way to India even (if memory serves). But that's all quibbling. :-) But we are talking about the current period. Maybe jihadis are a Western conspiracy and an illusion where you live.Recommend
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@ The article is good in the sense,it focused on a burning question before humanity,
both directly been hurt and those rationally been from distance.Duty cast on hurtees
to come out bravely in majority and dismantle the [email protected] has given
some views,to ponder,act and reform for some peace full resolution to spend the
life,a gift from god or nature whomsoever one believes in.Nothing is more than
peace in this world for humans,who took millions of years to reach this day.Recommend
Goes on to show how all countries are equal, but some countries (US, UK, France, etc.) are more equal than others (developing world).Recommend
Wow. One can tell you are Mr. Harris's true follower when you say 'your heroes Al-Qaida/ttp/ISIS'.This 'us against them' mentality is what Chomsky is trying to address and disentangle through comparative analysis of 9/11 and Al-Shifa bombing. Does he say that 9/11 was justified? No. He argues for parity between lost lives of innocent lives of muslim and non-muslim lives. Implications would entail equal condemnation for both. That is what makes Chomsky an honest intellectual and a true scholarRecommend
Too many ifs and buts there bro :). But I get what you mean. Thank you for the responseRecommend
The author did not claim Harris was irrational.No one should be profiled across the board.Al-Shifa bombing seems to have taken place without any confirmation of facts.Harris is right in his ideas but he needs to be discreet in his analysis.Recommend
Rightly said….Recommend
"States don't have intentions. Only individuals do." a million-dollar correction.Recommend
ya and it had nothing to do with parking.Recommend
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Another woodward tanker makes run for Irving
Another tanker from the woodward group made a visit to St. john's for Irving, this time it was the Havelstern arriving from Saint John, just days earlier was the Alsterstern.
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Fishing Vessel Cape Dorset gets a little help
The fishing vessel Cape Dorset arrived in St. John's today under tow by the supply vessel Maersk Gabarus. I don't know what the problem is, but she was a dead ship. This is the third time the Cape Dorset has been towed into St. John's.
New ships for Fogo and Bell Island Runs
Local news is reporting today in St. John's. A Dutch company called Damen Shipyards has been awarded the $51 million and the new ship will be able to carry 200 passengers, 60 cars, and will be 80 meters long and will be delivered 2015.
They also announced plans to purchase a 80 meter ferry for the Bell Island run. They will also spent $10 million is wharf improvements at Bell Island and Portugal cove to handle the larger new ferry.
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Mokami flag changed, Lady Remington III name changed
A fixture on the waterfront in St. John's for the past two years or so, the Lady Remington III, is now the Navi Wind.
The tanker Mokami owned by the Woodward group was up for sale a while ago, and according to Marine Traffic her flag has been changed to Bolivia. I do not have any further information on either of these ships. Maybe someone does.
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Placentia Hope
The tug Placentia Hope is shown tied up in St. John's Oct 20, 2013. The tug operates in Placentia Bay at Whiffen Head escorting tankers. She has been in on dry-dock the last few weeks, getting fresh paint and having other work done as well.
A load for St. John's
The Woodward Group tanker Alsterstern arrived St. John's Oct 20, 2013 with a load of petroleum products. The ship is making a run for Irving, her last port of call was Saint John, NB
First load for Oceanex Connaigra
The new Oceanex Connaigra arrived in St. John's early this morning with her first load of containers, cars and trucks (Oct 13, 2013) from Halifax filling in the Oceanex Sanderling while she is on dry-dock in Halifax
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Oceanex Connaigra arrives
The brand new Oceanex Connaigra arrived St. John's Oct 4, 2013 on its maiden voyage from Germany. At 210 meters long, and a gross tonnage of 26,800 its the largest in the fleet.
Oceanex Ready for arrival of new ship
Vocm news reported on there website that there new ship the Oceanex Connaigra has completed sea trials and is expected to arrive in St. John's next weekend. It will stay in St. John's a few days, then will head to Halifax to fill in for the Oceanex Sanderling goes to dry-dock, it will then move on to Montreal to provide a fixed weekly service between Montreal and St. John's. No Word, if the new ship will replace either ship.
Getting a paint job
The Venture Sea shown in this photo on dry-dock in St. John's getting painted Sept 18, 2013.
Aidabella pays a visit
The Italian registered cruise ship Aidabella arrived St. John's Sept 18, 2013 at 1100hrs and departed at 2000hrs heading for Halifax
Coast Guard Vessel Out
VOCM is reporting that the CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell has been taken out of service. The ship entered cold lay-up last Monday, the crew taken off, spare parts removed, the ship will be out until next April.
Local activist and former Coast Guard employee Merv Wiseman, in his experience, once this happens to a ship they never return to service.
This is another case of the Federal Government downgrading Search & Rescue service in Newfoundland and Labrador, in my opinion and this will continue to endanger the people who make their living from the sea
Placentia Pride on dry-dock
The tug Placentia Pride as shown on dry-dock Sept 5, 2013 in St. John's. The vessel is 38 meters long and 5600 horse power. It is used to escort large tankers in and out of the port of Whiffen Head located in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. It was built in 1998, and is owned by Newfoundland Transshipment Limited, and operated by Canship Ugland Ltd
A beautiful day to head to sea
The Atlantic Raven departed St. John's Sept 7, 2013 heading to the Terra Nova Oil Field.
National Geographic Explorer in port
The little cruise ship National Geographic Explorer arrived in St. John's Sept 7, 2013. The ship built in 1982, is registered in the Bahamas, and is 112 meters long.
Venture Sea for dry-dock
The supply vessel Venture Sea arrived St. John's today Sept 5, 2013 and tied up at pier 17, later moving to the dry-dock waiting to go on dock.
Astor arrives, and Departs
The cruise ship Astor arrived St. John's Aug 31, 2013 at around 0700hrs and departed at 1200hrs for Ireland.
A nice little ship, a little small compared to today's ships. It measures 177 meters, and was built in 1987, and was carrying less then 500 people when it visited St. John's
Siem Amethyst...another new arrival
The Siem Amethyst, a anchor handling vessel arrived in St. John's Aug 28, 2013 for fuel and supplies and departed Aug 30, 2013 for Bull Arm.
The ship built in 2011, is 92 meters long and 7,473 gross tons and flies the Norwegian flag.
Deep Pioneer arrives for fuel
The Deep Pioneer a multipurpose deep water support vessel arrived St. John's Aug 26, 2013 for fuel and supplies. A very impressive looking ship with all the equipment on her stern, has been working off the coast of Newfoundland this summer. The vessel is 156 meters long, and flies the Marshall Islands flag.
Polar Prince back
The former Sir Humphrey Gilbert, now the Polar Prince arrived in St. John's Aug 16, 2013. The ship left from British Columbia and travelled through the Northwest Passage and to St. John's. The Ship has since departed again and I don't know where she headed or what she will be doing.
D. Carlos 1 in port
The Portuguese military vessel D. Carlos 1 visited St. John's Aug 19, 2013 as part of a memorial for Portuguese fisherman.
The fishing vessel Cape Dorset as shown departing St. John's Aug 19, 2013 after spending some time at the dockyard dock.
Cruise Ship Amadea Visits
The Cruise ship Amadea visited St. John's Aug 19, 2013. The ship is 190 meters long, gross tons 29,088. A little small compared to other cruise ships, but still a nice ship. The vessel departed this evening for St. Pierre
Cable Ship Visits
The IT Interceptor arrived St. John's Aug 11, 2013. The ship built in 1988 is 114 meters long, and its registered in the Barbados and is owned by International Telecom.
On a beautiful Aug afternoon, the Supply vessel Maersk Beater sails into the narrows with the fishing vessel Daisy Catherine.
Wellservicer...back again
The Wellservicer, a diving support vessel is back again in St. John's this year. The ship built in 1989 is 100 meters long is owned by Technip UK LTD. The vessel is currently working on the whiterose field.
Big Visitors
This past week in St. John's we had a couple big ships visiting. The Deep Pioneer, a diving support vessel built in 1984 is doing work at the oil field off St. John's. The Happy Diamond visited a day or so after that and secured along side the Deep Pioneer.
Largest solar powered Vessel Visits
The Turanor Planetsolar arrived in St. John's Aug 1, 2013 for a four day visit before heading across the Atlantic to Europe, It flies the flag of Switzerland. The ship is powered by 520 square meters of solar panels. According to the telegram its on a 6 month expedition studying the gulf stream.
Apache II
The pipe layer Apache II as shown arriving St. John's Aug 1, 2013. The ship built in 2009, is 132 meters long and flies the Bahamas flag. It will be doing work at the Whiterose Field off Newfoundland.
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Q: nohup parallel and rsync out of memory error I have 10TB of data (around 100Million PDFs) that I'm copying from a Centos box to a new Ubuntu box. I created a script copy-pdfs.sh with this
parallel -j 10 :::: jobs.txt

and started the process using nohup (It's a remote server so I can't easily use the console). This is my command to start the jobs.
nohup /home/user/copy-pdfs.sh &

My jobs.txt looks something like this, there are about 36000 folders.
rsync -avvz --chmod=Du=rwx,Dgo=rx,Fug=rw,Fo=r --chown={$owner}:{$group} user@old-server:/pdfs/1 /pdfs/. >> /home/user/progress.log;echo 'folder 1 done' >> /home/user/prog.log
rsync -avvz --chmod=Du=rwx,Dgo=rx,Fug=rw,Fo=r --chown={$owner}:{$group} user@old-server:/pdfs/2 /pdfs/. >> /home/user/progress.log;echo 'folder 2 done' >> /home/user/prog.log
rsync -avvz --chmod=Du=rwx,Dgo=rx,Fug=rw,Fo=r --chown={$owner}:{$group} user@old-server:/pdfs/3 /pdfs/. >> /home/user/progress.log;echo 'folder 3 done' >> /home/user/prog.log

My problem is that this runs fine for up-to 24 hours then stops. My nohup.out simply has:
Killed

And in syslog I have this:
Jan 19 19:08:00 {$server} kernel: [97451.781319] Out of memory: Kill process 9765 (rsync) score 1 or sacrifice child
Jan 19 19:08:00 {$server} kernel: [97451.782165] Killed process 9765 (rsync) total-vm:535628kB, anon-rss:10044kB, file-rss:1500kB

The new server is virtual and on the first run it had 4GB RAM. I had a another 4GB assigned to it, and it now has 8GB RAM. This didn't stop the out of memory error happening. I can't see what's causing this error. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions.

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Problems from colonoscopy in Virginia malpractice case
NOTE: You should do your own research. This case is shown here for your interest and information only. Legal research should be done by an experienced attorney. Ben Glass recommends that you talk to an experienced, board certified attorney in your area about your specific case.
Holley v. Pambianco, 270 Va. 180, 613 S.E.2d 425 (2005)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA
DANNY R. HOLLEY
DANIEL J. PAMBIANCO, M.D., ET AL.
Record No. 042275
Decided: June 9, 2005
Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz,
and Lemons, JJ., and Compton and Russell, S.JJ.
Reversed and remanded.
Richard L. Locke (Robert W. Partin; Locke & Partin, on briefs), for appellant.
Walter H. Peake, III (Nancy F. Reynolds; Wade T. Anderson; Frith, Anderson & Peake, on brief), for appellees.
SENIOR JUSTICE RUSSELL delivered the opinion of the Court.
This appeal in a medical malpractice case concerns the admissibility of evidence tending to prove the inherent risks of the treatment that led to the plaintiff's injury. [Page 182]
On November 28, 2000, Danny R. Holley was admitted to Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville as an outpatient to undergo a scheduled colonoscopy to be performed by Daniel J. Pambianco, M.D., a gastroenterologist. During the colonoscopic examination, Dr. Pambianco discovered two sessile polyps in the colon, each about one centimeter in diameter. He removed both of them by a "hot biopsy forcep[s]" technique in which forceps, threaded through the colonoscope tube, carry an electric current to the site in order to cauterize the tissue.1
Holley was driven home by his wife after the procedure and went to bed. That night he was unable to eat or drink and suffered abdominal distension and soreness. The next day, he called Dr. Pambianco's office, describing his symptoms. A nurse told him that his symptoms were normal and that he should walk. Later that day, the nurse called him and advised him to keep walking, to drink hot tea and to take a prescription that she would call in to his pharmacy. His symptoms grew worse and on December 3, five days after the operation, he called Dr. Pambianco's office again, describing his condition. This time, Dr. Byrd S. Leavell, a colleague of Dr. Pambianco, returned his call and told him to report immediately to the emergency room at the hospital. Upon examination, he was found to have a perforated colon leaking into the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis. He was given a colostomy and spent ten days in the hospital, seven of them in intensive care. He was released with a colostomy bag attached to his side. Several months later, he underwent a third operation to close the colostomy and restore the continuity of the colon.
Holley brought this medical malpractice action against Dr. Pambianco and the medical group of which he was a member. The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict for the defendants. [Page 183] We awarded Holley an appeal limited to two issues: (1) Whether the trial court erred by admitting evidence of the risks of perforation of the colon during a colonoscopy and polypectomy and permitting defense counsel to argue to the jury, in a case in which informed consent was not in issue, that such risks were normal, and (2) whether the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury that Dr. Pambianco's failure to give the plaintiff discharge instructions constituted negligence per se.
In pretrial proceedings, the parties agreed that no evidence or argument would be permitted with regard to a lack of informed consent and the court entered an order to that effect. Holley filed a motion in limine, requesting the court to preclude the admission of any evidence concerning the known risks of colonoscopy and polypectomy, any discussion of such risks with him, and whether he had any awareness of the risks. Holley relied on our recent decision in Wright v. Kaye, 267 Va. 510, 593 S.E.2d 307 (2004). There, we held that where a lack of informed consent is not in issue in a medical malpractice case, evidence of information given to the patient concerning the risks of surgery is irrelevant to the sole issue in the case: Whether the physician departed from the standard of care. We observed that such evidence "could only serve to confuse the jury because the jury could conclude . . . that consent to the surgery was tantamount to consent to the injury. . ." Id. at 528-29, 593 S.E.2d at 317.
Dr. Pambianco responded by pointing out a difference between Wright and the present case. In Wright, the patient's conduct after surgery was not in issue. Here, the defense contends that Holley, having been informed of the risks of perforation of the colon, had a duty to mitigate his damages by making prompt report of his post-operative symptoms and that his four-day delay in doing so greatly exacerbated his injuries. The defense informed the court that the evidence would support jury instructions on both mitigation of damages and contributory negligence.2
The court took the question under advisement and ultimately ruled that the evidence would be admitted only for the limited purpose of the defendants' contentions concerning mitigation of damages and contributory negligence. The court stated that jury instructions would ensure that the jury would not consider such evidence in [Page 184] connection with the plaintiff's contention that the physician had departed from the standard of care.3
At trial, Holley introduced an expert witness who testified that there are inherent risks in the use of a "hot biopsy forceps" technique in the removal of sessile polyps because the electric current sufficient to remove the polyp tissue may also be strong enough to burn a hole in the wall of the colon, particularly in areas where the colon wall is thin. It was his opinion that Dr. Pambianco had departed from the applicable standard of care by using that technique to remove polyps in the transverse colon, where the wall is typically thin, and that in the circumstances of this case, the standard would have required use of a "cold biopsy technique" instead, whereby the polyps would be removed surgically, in small pieces, without using an electric current.
[1] In cross-examination of the plaintiff's expert witness, defense counsel elicited the statistical frequency of perforations of the colon wall during all colonoscopies and polypectomies. The court overruled the plaintiff's objection to this testimony. The witness stated that perforations occur at the rate of 1 per 10,000 in colonoscopies and 13 per 10,000 in polypectomies. During the defendants' case, defense counsel elicited similar testimony from Dr. Pambianco and each of the two expert witnesses called in his behalf, although all gave differing numbers. Each of the three expert witnesses, however, in response to questioning by plaintiff's counsel, testified that the statistics contained no breakdown between those cases involving perforations caused by negligence and those that did not.
Over plaintiff's objection, defense counsel, in his closing argument to the jury, referred to this testimony in the context of the standard of care: "I'm arguing statistics. . . . [T]hat risk factor cannot be taken out of the procedure. You can do everything exactly the way you're supposed to do it, and you can be absolutely prudent, absolutely careful and we still have a situation like that that occurred with Mr. Holley." [Page 185]
That argument, and the statistical evidence on which it was based, had nothing to do with the issue of mitigation of damages. Its admission was error for the reasons discussed in Wright.
[2] Further, the argument was based upon a premise unsupported by the evidence: That perforations are just as likely to occur in the absence of negligence as in its presence. The statistical evidence was so misleading that, for all the jury could determine, each of the perforations of the colon contained in the statistics may have been due to a physician's negligence. In that event, the jury could infer the direct opposite of defense counsel's argument: That perforations occur only where the physician is negligent. See McCloud v. Commonwealth, 269 Va. 242, 259, 609 S.E.2d 16, 25 (2005) (evidence of a raw number of events, without describing their circumstances, can be misleading or confusing to the jury); Sanitary Grocery Co. v. Steinbrecher, 183 Va. 495, 499-500, 32 S.E.2d 685, 686-87 (1945) (evidence that 1,000 customers per day visited grocery store without injury inadmissible as misleading and throwing no light upon the facts of the case before the jury). We conclude that such raw statistical evidence is not probative of any issue in a medical malpractice case and should not be admitted.
[3] Because the case must be remanded, we will discuss other issues that may arise in any further proceedings in the trial court. The trial court did not err in ruling that the defense had the right to attempt to prove that the plaintiff had failed to mitigate his damages. See Sawyer v. Comerci, 264 Va. 68, 76-77, 563 S.E.2d 748, 753 (2002). In that connection, the defense had the right to adduce competent evidence that Holley had been warned of the danger of complications that might result from his surgery, of the symptoms that would signal such complications, and of the need to make prompt report of any such symptoms in order that appropriate and timely remedial steps could be taken. The jury would be entitled to consider any failure or undue delay on his part in doing so, in the light of his condition at the time.
[4] The evidence offered at trial in support of that defense included a videotape shown to Holley in Dr. Pambianco's office about six weeks before his colonoscopy. Prepared by the American Gastroenterological Association, the tape was less than 10 minutes in length and was designed to be shown to patients contemplating future colonoscopy. Generally reassuring in tone, the tape contained only two caveats upon which the defense relied: [Page 186]
Although colonoscopy is a safe procedure, complications can occur rarely. These include perforation; that is, puncture of the colon wall which could require surgical repair.
Occasionally minor problems may persist, such as bloating, gas or mild cramping. These should disappear in 24 hours or less.4
The foregoing language contains no warning to the patient that a burden was being imposed upon him to take any post-operative steps for his own protection. Its reassuring tone was more conducive to the opposite conclusion: That the procedure was "safe," that complications occur "rarely," that post-operative problems persist only "occasionally," and that if they do they "should disappear in 24 hours or less." It had no tendency to prove that Holley had failed to mitigate his damages and its admission was error.
[5] In further support of their defense of failure to mitigate damages, the defendants relied on certain post-operative instructions allegedly given by hospital personnel to Holley's wife5 and on the [Page 187] content of his two telephone conversations with Dr. Pambianco's nurse on the day after his surgery. These matters were probative as to the defense of mitigation of damages and the trial court did not err in admitting them. Their weight and sufficiency, of course, were issues for the jury, which was entitled to consider their content, their timing, and the patient's ability to comprehend them. See Lawrence v. Wirth, 226 Va. 408, 412-13, 309 S.E.2d 315, 317 (1983).
For the reasons stated above, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
1 The record shows that a "colonoscopy" is a procedure whereby a "colonoscope," a flexible device containing a light source, a series of lenses, and a facility to insert air to distend the colon and fluids to wash the lenses, is inserted into the colon to permit a thorough examination of its interior walls. The instrument also contains a channel through which surgical instruments may be introduced into the colon. "Polyps," sometimes found attached to the interior colon walls, are abnormal growths protruding inward. Because they may be or become cancerous, they are removed, if possible, during a colonoscopic procedure. Such a removal is called a "polypectomy." Polyps may either be "pedunculated" (attached to the colon wall by a narrow stem and more easily removed) or "sessile" (having a broad base attached to the colon wall).
2 The defense ultimately decided not to ask for an instruction on contributory negligence. The court did give the jury an instruction covering the plaintiff's duty to "minimize" his damages.
3 The court gave the following instruction:
"During this trial, evidence was introduced that Mr. Holley may have received information about the risks associated with his colonoscopy. Whether or not Mr. Holley received such information is only relevant to the issue of whether Mr. Holley used ordinary care to mitigate his damages. You may not consider that evidence on the issue of whether defendants breached the applicable standard of care. By consenting to the surgery, Mr. Holley did not consent to any adverse consequences, known or unknown."
4 By his motion in limine, Holley sought exclusion of the entire tape as unrelated to the issue of the standard of care. The defense asked for admission only of that portion of the tape containing the language quoted above, as relevant to the issue of mitigation of damages. The trial court denied Holley's motion and ruled that the portion sought by the defense would be admitted, but advised counsel that the entire tape would be admitted, if Holley so desired, for the sake of completeness. Ultimately, Holley chose that alternative and the entire tape was shown to the jury.
5 There was a conflict in the evidence whether Holley received post-operative instructions. He and his wife testified that they did not recall receiving them. The defendants relied on the standard discharge instructions traditionally given at the hospital after colonoscopy procedures. The plaintiff argued that no reference was made to such instructions in his hospital chart and that therefore the court should hold that none were given and that this failure on Dr. Pambianco's part constituted negligence per se. The defense failed to produce any discharge instructions in response to discovery, having received none in response to a subpoena of the hospital's records. On the evening before trial, Dr. Pambianco visited the hospital and found a form, signed by Holley, acknowledging receipt of discharge instructions. The court refused to admit the form into evidence at trial because of the lateness of its production, but Holley's counsel stated that Holley agreed that the signature on it was his. The court instructed the jury: "A physician who has performed surgery has a duty to have his patient receive post[-]operative instructions." The court refused plaintiff's proposed instruction stating that the physician's failure to give discharge instructions would constitute negligence per se. The court correctly ruled that the question whether discharge instructions were actually given was an issue of fact for the jury. Because the peculiar factual circumstances of the trial, especially the timing of the production of the hospital form, are unlikely to reoccur in any future proceedings, we do not reach the assignment of error relating to these instructions.
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Companies who aren't investing in AI may risk falling behind
By Anthony Spadafora published 1 May 19
Success gap between customer experience leaders and stragglers widened by AI
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A new study from LogMeIn, conducted by Forrester Consulting, has found that artificial intelligence widens the success gap between customer experience (CX) leaders and organizations that are falling behind.
The study, Build Competitive Advantage Through Customer Engagement and AI, surveyed 479 global customer engagement decision makers to reveal that organizations with a more mature strategy, which makes CX an organizational priority and leverages AI, see an increase in revenue and conversion at double the rate of other companies.
LogMeIn's study also shows that the maturity gap continues to widen to the extent that organizations that have fell behind may never be able to catch-up to their more mature competitors.
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According to the study, "Exceptional customer experience is a cornerstone of business success. Better customer engagement leads not only to higher customer satisfaction, but also to greater top-line revenue growth and more satisfied customer-facing employees".
Impact of AI
Emerging technologies such as AI are also helping to accelerate the divide as companies with a more mature engagement approach can adapt more quickly and incorporate powerful use cases of AI that advance their business.
The study found that 36 percent of the least mature respondents do use AI but only in proofs of concepts whereas 58 percent of CX "experts" have implemented a holistic AI strategy and roadmap.
Less mature organizations also run into additional challenges including lack of visibility into customer data (37%) and the performance of engagement channels (42%). These limited views also hinder a company's ability to quickly address weaknesses and understand how to best serve their customers.
Senior Director of customer engagement technologies at LogMeIn, Ryan Lester provided further insight on the study's findings, saying:
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A is for Advent. Advent is an old word. Not so old that you will find it anywhere in the Bible- but that is true of a surprising number of words and ideas that have become part of our Christian tradition.
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How can it be an adventure without some element of danger?
The earliest known manuscripts of the "books" that make up the New Testament were written in Greek- which was the common language of much of the Roman Empire. When the Greek manuscripts were translated into Latin, "Adventus" was the word chosen to translate the Greek word "Parousia". Parousia is a more nuanced word than arrival or coming. It was used to talk about official visits of royalty.
As 21st Century followers of Jesus, what do we make of the expectation of a Second Coming? If we do not take it literally- what other meaning does it have for us?
Personally, I take the stories about "the end of the age" as a reminder that we are not ultimately in charge of life on earth, or even of our own lives. I find the idea a cataclysmic age-ending event on a global scale hard to accept, but have come to recognize that we each face our own mortality, and the end of particular phases or stages of our lives, all the time.
What changes are you facing? What losses have you already endured? Christmas is often a time when we are more deeply aware of the absence of people, and the disappointment of unfulfilled dreams.
In the midst of these smaller scale "end of the age" events, do you have the sense that God is with you? In yesterday's "letter" I suggested taking two minutes each day this week for silent prayer. If you allow yourself to silently wait on God, you may get a glimpse or a feeling of something new that God has for you- something that is waiting to be born.