9.7 谁才是真正的“自由思想者”
9.7 Who Is The Real “free Thinker”
谁才是真正的“自由思想者”？
Who is the real “free thinker”?
无神论者，他
The atheist, who:
生活在一个世俗的世界里。
1. Lives in a secular world.
2. 进入以世俗哲学为基础的世俗化课程的学校，这些课程不断以“批判性思维”为名，质疑和批判信仰。
2. Goes to schools with secular curricula based on secular philosophies that constantly question and critique faith on the basis of “critical thinking,”.
3. 它植根于一种精英主义的世俗文化之中，这种文化既不承认真主…… Wait, per the rules, "God" must be translated as the Chinese word for God, not "Allah". So: 3. 它植根于一种精英主义的世俗文化之中，这种文化既不承认神，也不承认宗教。
3. Is embedded in an elitist secular culture that neither recognizes God nor religion.
4. 我们每天都接触到忽视或质疑真主存在的媒体、电影和音乐。
4. Is every day exposed to media, movies, and music that ignore or question the existence of God.
5. 生活在一个普遍世俗化的知识氛围中，在那里，“有宗教信仰”被视同天真，而怀疑宗教则被视为开明，然后在这一切之后，他却傲慢地宣称，仿佛在万难之中做出了本世纪的重大发现：“尤里卡！没有上帝！”
5. Resides in an overall secular intellectual milieu where being “religious” is tantamount to naivety and being skeptical of religion is tantamount to enlightenment, and then, after all that, arrogantly proclaims as if, against all odds, he has made the discovery of the century, “Eureka! There is no God!”?
或是穆斯林，他：
Or the Muslim, who:
生活在一个世俗的世界里。
1. Lives in a secular world.
2. 进入以世俗哲学为基础的世俗化课程的学校，这些课程不断以“批判性思维”为名，质疑和批判信仰。
2. Goes to schools with secular curricula based on secular philosophies that constantly question and critique faith on the basis of “critical thinking,”.
3. 它身处一种精英主义的世俗文化之中，这种文化将伊斯兰视为落后和恐怖主义的。
3. Is embedded in an elitist secular culture that considers Islam retrograde and terroristic.
4. 每天都接触到的媒体、电影和音乐，或者无视真主的存在，或者质疑真主的存在，并且专门攻击伊斯兰教。
4. Is every day exposed to media, movies, and music that ignore or question the existence of God and attack Islam in particular.
5. 生活在一个整体上世俗化的知识环境中，在那里，“虔诚”被视同天真，怀疑宗教被视为开明，而身为穆斯林则被视作头脑简单，往好里说是简单无知，往坏里说是中世纪的野蛮。在这样的处境之下，他仍然对自己的伊斯兰信仰保持坚定和信心，在无处不在的巨大压力面前坚守立场，就像紧紧攥着一块燃烧的余烬。
5. Resides in an overall secular intellectual milieu where being “religious” is tantamount to naivety, being skeptical of religion is tantamount to enlightenment, and being Muslim is tantamount to simple-mindedness at best, medieval barbarity, at worst. And then, after all that, maintains conviction and confidence in his Islamic beliefs and holds firm despite the all consuming pressure, like clutching a burning ember?
谁真正逆流而上，在巨大逆境之下追寻真理？
Who has really gone against the tide and sought after the truth in the face of overwhelming adversity?