tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post936173536193940717..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: Why Book Burning Is a Threat to HumanismSecular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-23756895960680566042010-10-21T15:31:04.908+08:002010-10-21T15:31:04.908+08:00Ani,
You make an important point.
And the desi...Ani,<br /><br />You make an important point. <br /><br />And the desire to destroy knowledge is often based on a wish to control others. After all, knowledge is power. When people are aware, they are less likely to be fooled.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-62541299856054592502010-10-21T09:47:27.404+08:002010-10-21T09:47:27.404+08:00"I remember a saying that I heard many years ..."I remember a saying that I heard many years ago: 'Books are our ancestors speaking to us through the ages.' My sentiments exactly. Books, especially those that are antiquarian, often reveal— intentionally or otherwise—a great deal about past cultures and serve as insights into the way that people thought in a given era. For example, they are excellent sources for comparison and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-9176766798971486032010-09-01T10:34:33.582+08:002010-09-01T10:34:33.582+08:00"I suggest that what caused people to burn bo..."I suggest that what caused people to burn books also caused them to commit murder, rather than that book burning caused murder."<br /><br />Anonymous, I don't see how you could infer that I'm asserting book burning as a cause of murder. Those who participate in the destruction of books and other works show a violent streak that may or may not have previously manifested itself. Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-82686316971307673782010-08-31T13:52:08.498+08:002010-08-31T13:52:08.498+08:00"Where does it end, when the "infidels&q..."Where does it end, when the "infidels" and "heretics" themselves are mudered? Historically, that's been the sequence."<br /><br />Sequence=correlation!=causation.<br /><br />I suggest that what caused people to burn books also caused them to commit murder, rather than that book burning caused murder. Decrying the act of burning books does not get at the problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-3113042316959991072010-08-31T12:48:16.118+08:002010-08-31T12:48:16.118+08:00Note this comment and mine were erroneously delete...Note this comment and mine were erroneously deleted.<br /><br />Rick Levy<br />Blogmaster <br /><br />From: Anonymous<br /><br />The examples you cite involved attempted destruction/censorship of information. This is different, it is an attempt to desecrate, analogous to burning a country's flag (in which copies are purchased that never would have been otherwise, they are not confiscated as Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-78922014294147440342010-08-31T12:34:06.631+08:002010-08-31T12:34:06.631+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rick Levyhttp://www.4enlightenment.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-85645068596557086552010-08-30T19:15:37.059+08:002010-08-30T19:15:37.059+08:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com