The Holy Bible!
If everyone in the world could read one book...
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newfangle
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I'll be flogged if I mention my preferred book. 
thestonesfan
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Originally posted by newfangle
I'll be flogged if I mention my preferred book.
Is it something by Balph Eubanks?
Bozo Erectus
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I think it might be the autobiography of Wink Martindale.
jpowers
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As usual, breaking the mold...
newfangle
hates you.
Gad, even their names are loserish.
Simon Darkshade
Mysterious City of Gold
Surely not the autobiography of Commander George Lincoln Rockwell, as published clandestinely in a collection of children's hymns?
WickedSmurf
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Book: Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy.
Reason: It is a good book.
I'll hold Jorge's proposal as my #2.
Reason: It is a good book.
I'll hold Jorge's proposal as my #2.
thestonesfan
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Don Quixote is a great story, yes, but would it make the world a better place if everyone read it?
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I agree with you, but I think one has to assume that for the purposes of this discussion, stonesfan means everybody in the world who is a reader and is accustomed to thinking.
WickedSmurf
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Not any book will.
Entertainment. Yep, that's the key.
Entertainment. Yep, that's the key.
Jorge
Yo mismo
It's better a book that doesn't try to do that. People tend to misunderstand things. Just look at the Bible for example.
thestonesfan
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Hey, we can dream, can't we?
While most people's thoughts are usually centered around sports and putting up better christmas decorations than the neighbor, I'd like to believe that a spark of intellect exists out there.
WickedSmurf
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My point exactly Jorge. Over ambition is not always for the best, eh? Better give them entertainment.
Over ambition is not always for the best, eh? Better give them entertainment.
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Jorge, but if we avoided complex things that people might misunderstand, we might as well burn all the books and sit around watching nonsense like Survivor or Joe Millionaire
thestonesfan
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Originally posted by Dumb pothead
Jorge, but if we avoided complex things that people might misunderstand, we might as well burn all the books and sit around watching nonsense like Survivor or Joe Millionaire
That's more or less what I was trying to put into words.
It's fine to 'turn your brain off' for some simple entertainment, but one shouldn't base a philosophy out of it!
CruddyLeper
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You are the foot of a starry eyed idealist?
As for which book, the answer is simple. Puckoon.
WickedSmurf
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Originally posted by thestonesfan
That's more or less what I was trying to put into words.
It's fine to 'turn your brain off' for some simple entertainment, but one shouldn't base a philosophy out of it!
Don Quijote is hardly "simple entertainment" nor a TV-show.
There is no such book that will make the world a better place all in all. Even the most through thought and non-violent book can be twisted in the hands of the wrong persons and thus lead to destructive and inconsiderant acts.
thestonesfan
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Not all of them can.
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Thats right. Thats why I hate when people say that they never talk about religion and politics because people get upset. So they get upset, so what? Maybe if they get used to thinking, after awhile they'll be able to do it without hurting themselvesOriginally posted by thestonesfan
That's more or less what I was trying to put into words.
It's fine to 'turn your brain off' for some simple entertainment, but one shouldn't base a philosophy out of it!
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