Terrence Mcnally Podcast

Aired 05/19/09 REZA ASLAN is the author of "NO GOD BUT GOD" and his new book, "HOW TO WIN A COSMIC WAR: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror" REZA ASLAN says the only way to win a cosmic war is not to engage in one. That may seem obvious to some, but he's also saying that unless we recognize that we've been pulled into a cosmic war -- what that means and how it changes things -- we haven't got a chance of "winning" or even making the best of the situation. "A cosmic war is a battle not between armies or nations, but between the forces of good and evil. The ultimate goal of a cosmic war is to vanquish evil itself, which ensures that a cosmic war remains an absolute, eternal, and ultimately unwinnable conflict. Cosmic wars are fought not over land or politics but over identity." 1900 - 1/2 of world's population identified as members of major religions 2000 - 2/3 of world's population identified as members of major religions Aslan believes the days of wars between nation states are over. Whe