| | If we were to allow such a terrible thing to happen, we're another step closer to a 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 scenario. Without books, without concrete literature to sway and form our perspectives on life, we would easily be strayed to blind following. WE should be exposed to disgusting, terrible and downright awful things on a daily basis if it does nothing more than strengthens our convictions. If we read these things and thus find them interesting or agreeable, is it bad? No, "good" and "bad" books alike have swayed people to do crazy things. We just need to maintain a clear perspective at all times and don't become too radical. Taking the choice away from someone is downright irresponsible and morally corrupt. [[User:smokeandmirrors|smokeandmirrors]] | | If we were to allow such a terrible thing to happen, we're another step closer to a 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 scenario. Without books, without concrete literature to sway and form our perspectives on life, we would easily be strayed to blind following. WE should be exposed to disgusting, terrible and downright awful things on a daily basis if it does nothing more than strengthens our convictions. If we read these things and thus find them interesting or agreeable, is it bad? No, "good" and "bad" books alike have swayed people to do crazy things. We just need to maintain a clear perspective at all times and don't become too radical. Taking the choice away from someone is downright irresponsible and morally corrupt. [[User:smokeandmirrors|smokeandmirrors]] |
| − | - No! First of all, that violate the 1st Amendment. It's been done for a loooong time, but that doesn't matter, because it's still wrong. Two, censorship is a liberal idea, and liberals have, for the most part, bad ideas!!! Three, who cares? If you don't like a certain book, then don't read it. Other people may want to, so stop being a control freak. [[User:NickA|NickA]] 23:38, 27 July 2010 (EDT) | + | - No! First of all, that violate the 1st Amendment. It's been done for a looong time, but that doesn't matter, because it's still wrong. Two, censorship is a liberal idea, and liberals have, for the most part, bad ideas!!! Three, who cares? If you don't like a certain book, then don't read it. Other people may want to, so stop being a control freak. [[User:NickA|NickA]] 23:38, 27 July 2010 (EDT) |
| | If we are to ban books all the books you may try to eliminate who have backing may come back and attack your books.would you want the same thing done to your Bible by Liberals who think that the book takes away from learning? I personally want to walk into the library and look at a book on sexual performance or paganism so i can learn about it. If you want to ban books lets start with the bible and then see how everyone feels about that. Its a free country. | | If we are to ban books all the books you may try to eliminate who have backing may come back and attack your books.would you want the same thing done to your Bible by Liberals who think that the book takes away from learning? I personally want to walk into the library and look at a book on sexual performance or paganism so i can learn about it. If you want to ban books lets start with the bible and then see how everyone feels about that. Its a free country. |
| | + | Of course, evil should always be limited and good instilled. The question is about who should limit it or instill it? The church library should limit their own books, and secular libraries should not be made to. This follows the stance of the New Testament about how Christians are to deal with non-Christians. We can't expect the world to have proper knowledge of good and evil, so to tell them to limit books would be ineffective and potentially damaging. [[User:GiLGiJ|GiLGiJ]] 18:31, 13 July, 2012 (EDT) |