would you burning books , or you are already did that ?
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Book Burning: Bible, koran, torah, wicca, scientology, buddhism etc.
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jasonwill2
Well-Known Member
I am affraid that one day they would buring us too,instead of our holy books
no one should be burned for their beliefs
ForeverFaithful
Son Worshiper
Did I see a child's bible in that list?
You know adriged bible stories aren't holy scripture right?
You know adriged bible stories aren't holy scripture right?
jarofthoughts
Empirical Curmudgeon
Books are for reading, not for burning.
(Unless you're close to freezing to death, but that's a different story).
Other than that, I don't care much which book they burn or not.
Books are things.
Things aren't that important, and certainly less so than people.
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
I think it's stupid and childish.
Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
agreed. atheists of all people should take things to the debate table. its discouraging to see that at the end of the day everyone resort to these juvenile acts while claiming to have superior morality or intelligence.
there is no moral or intelligent message that I can see in this.
from a young age, I often remembered historical books burnings, nowhere did it end in an enlightenment.
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
These punks are going to whine loudest when others start pigeon holing atheists into more stereotyping not realizing they had an opportunity to lead by example. They should have cracked the books open and learned something instead.
not nom
Well-Known Member
what? uhm, no? if I don't even like throwing a book away, why would I burn one?
however, me and a friend once burned a stack of newspapers in the sewers haha.. but that wasn't about desecration, more about seeing what happens
Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
Absolutely.
arthra
Baha'i
As Baha'is we are forbidden to burn books...
"The unbelievers and the faithless have set their minds on four things:
first, the shedding of blood;
second, the burning of books;
third, the shunning of the followers of other religions;
fourth, the extermination of other communities and groups.
Now however, through the strengthening grace and potency of the Word of God these four barriers have been demolished, these clear injunctions have been obliterated from the Tablet and brutal dispositions have been transmuted into spiritual attributes."
~ Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed After the Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 91
jasonwill2
Well-Known Member
Am I the only one that sees the use in such a form of psychodrama?
jarofthoughts
Empirical Curmudgeon
And many do exactly that.
There are stupid atheists just as there are stupid religious people.
I don't condone burning books.
I'm sure most Christians, Muslims or whatever, don't condone all the things done by the stupid people who share their beliefs either.
Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
that is pretty much the point I am making. most of my time on this forum I have debated (and will debate) from an atheistic view point. but when other atheists go fundamental I tend to think they still hold on to a personal past in one fundamental denomination or the other.And many do exactly that.
There are stupid atheists just as there are stupid religious people.
I don't condone burning books.
I'm sure most Christians, Muslims or whatever, don't condone all the things done by the stupid people who share their beliefs either.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Looks that way so far..
jasonwill2
Well-Known Member
I think part of the reason might be that I see them as just a collection of papers. I mean, realistically, nothing of value is being destroyed. It's the symbolism that everyone is getting all up and over, but symbolism is that, symbols. It only means what you give to it. And when people give attention to stuff like people are now, you give it power. I do not see the big deal. So what if they burned some books? They are just books. There are millions of those books the world around.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Burning books is burning knowledge (at the very least, knowledge of the religion's teachings), effort, dedication, and money. The only reason one burns books is for shock value or rebelliousness.
When burning a religious text, you're also adding spiritual truths to that list. That's bound to bug some people.
Not to mention, some religions hold their texts in a very high honour: eternal truths, revealed by God, as the spiritual teacher and guide, and so on.
Did they list which books specifically or did they just grab a bunch of stuff from the occult section?
jasonwill2
Well-Known Member
I can see how some people could take offense to that, but they seem to be falling into the intended trap.
There are 50,000,000 other copies of the books they burned I bet. It's not even a drop in the bucket. If they bought the books somewhere (I imagine that they did) then they have a right to burn them. Simple as that. It's the first amendment. I can understand why someone would care if their religious texts were burned, but other faiths?
I just think that people are getting over excited, espically the people who do not one of their own texts being burned. And even in that case, these kids are fully in their rights as for freedom of expression/speech.
Did it ever occur to anyone that the reason that they probably burned these books was to get the type of reactions made on this topic? Again, you are giving them what they want: attention. Ranting about how shocking it is only strengthens their little Black Mass they made here. Not that I expect people to react differently, but some food for thought.
waitasec
Veteran Member
i second that...
it could be more than just burning books it could be a mirror of what has happened in the past...but why mirror what happen in the past?
it's time to evolve and move forward.
jasonwill2
Well-Known Member
That's the really ironic part I thought.