Fikr erkinligi odamlarning barchasi tabiiy ravishda ega bo‘lgan narsa deb o‘ylanadi. Hech kim o‘z fikrlari o‘ziniki emas deb hisoblamaydi. Aslida esa, odamlar fikrlarining aksariyati jamiyatdagi kuchli omillar tomonidan qattiq belgilanadi va to‘liq nazorat qilinadi. Bugungi baland ovozda va g‘urur bilan o‘zini “erkin mutafakkir” deb ataydigan (va bezovta qiladigan) kishilar ham bundan mustasno emas.

Freedom of thought is something all people assume they have by default. No one thinks his thoughts are not his own. In reality, the vast majority of people’s thoughts are heavily dictated and outright controlled by larger societal forces. Today’s loud and proud (and obnoxious) “free thinkers” are no exception.

Bu kengroq misol. Agar men sizga Islom bilan Amerika (va G'arb) qadriyatlari o'rtasida aniq ziddiyatlar mavjud, desam-chi?

But here is a broader example. What if I were to tell you that there are clear conflicts between Islam and American (and Western) values?

Men bu da'voni batafsil bayon qilmayman, chunki gap bunda emas. Gap shundaki, musulmon bo'lish bilan amerikalik bo'lish o'rtasida ziddiyat bor, degan fikrning o'zi ko'plab amerikalik musulmonlar uchun deyarli kufr hisoblanadi.