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Trayvon 04/25/18 12:45:42 AM #1:	https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/23/gq-magazine-puts-bible-list-classic-books-not-worth-reading/541325002/ im pretty sure I know the background of the authors imagine if someone put the Koran or Night --- https://i.imgur.com/6yqUWjj.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EBVuSnv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/O4ddk3f.jpg <cite>Trayvon posted [p:900259281] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/23/gq-magazine-puts-bible-list-classic-books-not-worth-reading/541325002/ im pretty sure I know the background of the authors imagine if someone put the Koran or Night</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 04/25/18 12:46:28 AM #2:	They're not wrong. The bible is boring af. --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:900259314] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>They're not wrong. The bible is boring af.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheoryzC 04/25/18 12:47:18 AM #3:	Meh just watch the movies --- This is where my sigs suppose to be. <cite>TheoryzC posted [p:900259345] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Meh just watch the movies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 04/25/18 12:47:20 AM #4:	Imagine there's no heaven --- When it's kids, it's "bullying" but if it were adults, it's stalking, harassment, assault, criminal threats and just general abuse. -Tmk <cite>awesome999 posted [p:900259347] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Imagine there's no heaven</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RickyTheBAWSE 04/25/18 12:50:21 AM #5:	got boring when the snake lost it's legs. when Sodom and Gomorrah got moderated, I knew it was gonna be a slow ride. --- Never let those intent on misunderstanding you be the narrator to YOUR story! Context? Context!? CONTEXT!!! <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted [p:900259439] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>got boring when the snake lost it's legs. when Sodom and Gomorrah got moderated, I knew it was gonna be a slow ride.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/25/18 12:50:41 AM #6:	TheoryzC posted... Meh just watch the movies They still haven't adapted most of it. The Christian Cinematic Universe has a long way to go to cover the whole book <cite>Zikten posted [p:900259456] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheoryzC posted...</cite> <quote>Meh just watch the movies</quote> They still haven't adapted most of it. The Christian Cinematic Universe has a long way to go to cover the whole book</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CW_McGraw 04/25/18 12:50:42 AM #7:	Trayvon posted... im pretty sure i know the background of the authors What is it? --- http://i.imgur.com/hso8CUi.gif <cite>CW_McGraw posted [p:900259457] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trayvon posted...</cite> <quote> im pretty sure i know the background of the authors</quote> What is it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 04/25/18 12:50:46 AM #8:	awesome999 posted... Imagine there's no heaven it's easy if you try --- http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111123223446/simpsons/images/9/99/K.png I didn't even give you my coat! <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:900259461] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>awesome999 posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine there's no heaven</quote> it's easy if you try</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 04/25/18 12:51:37 AM #9:	Night isn't really comparable to the Koran or the Bible, tbh. --- https://i.imgur.com/ZQ9jsfL.gifv https://i.imgur.com/3vUvaBx.gifv <cite>g0ldie posted [p:900259490] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Night isn't really comparable to the Koran or the Bible, tbh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iamintents 04/25/18 12:51:47 AM #10:	2edgy4me --- http://i.imgur.com/rCECrB9.gif <cite>iamintents posted [p:900259492] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>2edgy4me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mal_Fet 04/25/18 12:51:59 AM #11:	I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. Same goes for literature in other countries and their religions. A lot of Japanese media requires some understanding of Buddhism and/or Shintoism to appreciate. --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:900259503] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. Same goes for literature in other countries and their religions. A lot of Japanese media requires some understanding of Buddhism and/or Shintoism to appreciate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BruceWayneJr 04/25/18 12:53:32 AM #12:	Most christians haven't read it and they're doing just fine! --- He might be the president, but it's not his country. <cite>BruceWayneJr posted [p:900259551] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Most christians haven't read it and they're doing just fine!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RickyTheBAWSE 04/25/18 12:54:41 AM #13:	Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? --- Never let those intent on misunderstanding you be the narrator to YOUR story! Context? Context!? CONTEXT!!! <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted [p:900259581] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote>I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/25/18 12:56:20 AM #14:	https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read Article in a nutshell: "Classic Book is 'problematic' somehow. Read Other Book instead, which may have fuck all to do with the classic I'm comparing it to, but may or may not have lesbian subtext!" Repeat 19 more times, with Huck Finn taking two spots for some reason. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900259639] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read Article in a nutshell: "Classic Book is 'problematic' somehow. Read Other Book instead, which may have fuck all to do with the classic I'm comparing it to, but may or may not have lesbian subtext!" Repeat 19 more times, with Huck Finn taking two spots for some reason.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mal_Fet 04/25/18 1:00:18 AM #15:	RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:900259767] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote>I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites?</quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 04/25/18 1:01:27 AM #16:	Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... You do not have to have read the bible to understand any of those lol --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:900259808] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites?</quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia...</quote> You do not have to have read the bible to understand any of those lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kajagogo 04/25/18 1:02:14 AM #17:	Fair. --- By Grabthar's Hammer....what a savings. <cite>Kajagogo posted [p:900259837] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Fair.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RickyTheBAWSE 04/25/18 1:02:31 AM #18:	Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite. --- Never let those intent on misunderstanding you be the narrator to YOUR story! Context? Context!? CONTEXT!!! <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted [p:900259844] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites? </quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia...</quote> Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mal_Fet 04/25/18 1:03:35 AM #19:	Also... I actually love Lonesome Dove, but I'm convinced that the cowboy mythos, with its rigid masculine emotional landscape, glorification of guns and destruction, and misogynistic gender roles, is a major factor in the degradation of America. GQ has gotten a lot less G lately... --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:900259880] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Also... <quote>I actually love Lonesome Dove, but I'm convinced that the cowboy mythos, with its rigid masculine emotional landscape, glorification of guns and destruction, and misogynistic gender roles, is a major factor in the degradation of America.</quote> GQ has gotten a lot less G lately...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mal_Fet 04/25/18 1:03:58 AM #20:	RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite. How the hell haven't you heard of these --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:900259895] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites? </quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia...</quote> Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite.</quote> How the hell haven't you heard of these</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 04/25/18 1:05:28 AM #21:	I'm surprised GQ is still around. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:900259944] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised GQ is still around.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UncleBourbon33 04/25/18 1:06:12 AM #22:	When did GQ get all SJW-y? Disregarding classic literature because it hurts your modern sensibilities is the dumbest thing. --- "Wanting something doesn't make it a human right." https://i.imgur.com/aqrImUY.gif <cite>UncleBourbon33 posted [p:900259977] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>When did GQ get all SJW-y? Disregarding classic literature because it hurts your modern sensibilities is the dumbest thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/25/18 1:06:57 AM #23:	eggcorn posted... I'm surprised GQ is still around. I think they're trying to pull a Cracked. Playboy is next. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:900259996] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>eggcorn posted...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised GQ is still around.</quote> I think they're trying to pull a Cracked. Playboy is next.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RickyTheBAWSE 04/25/18 1:08:02 AM #24:	Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite. How the hell haven't you heard of these heard of them all but only read Narnia. if the others are as easily followed as Narnia, I'm probably not gonna see how reading the Bible was a prerequisite. --- Never let those intent on misunderstanding you be the narrator to YOUR story! Context? Context!? CONTEXT!!! <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted [p:900260028] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites? </quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... </quote> Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite.</quote> How the hell haven't you heard of these</quote> heard of them all but only read Narnia. if the others are as easily followed as Narnia, I'm probably not gonna see how reading the Bible was a prerequisite.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 04/25/18 1:11:32 AM #25:	RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... RickyTheBAWSE posted... Mal_Fet posted... I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. like what? which are your favorites? Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite. How the hell haven't you heard of these heard of them all but only read Narnia. if the others are as easily followed as Narnia, I'm probably not gonna see how reading the Bible was a prerequisite. Because it's not. That's like saying you need to have read a shit ton of Sumerian poetry like the Epic of Gilgamesh in order to understand the Old Testament --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:900260149] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>RickyTheBAWSE posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote> I mean, there's a LOT of literature that you cannot understand unless you've read the Bible. </quote> like what? which are your favorites? </quote> Silmarillion, The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, The Chronicles of Narnia... </quote> Posting so I can look these up after work. I wanna see what makes these a prerequisite. </quote> How the hell haven't you heard of these</quote> heard of them all but only read Narnia. if the others are as easily followed as Narnia, I'm probably not gonna see how reading the Bible was a prerequisite.</quote> Because it's not. That's like saying you need to have read a shit ton of Sumerian poetry like the Epic of Gilgamesh in order to understand the Old Testament</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DocDelicious 04/25/18 1:16:04 AM #26:	Those who have read it know there are some good parts, but overall it is certainly not the finest thing that man has ever produced. Fucking LOL, that's gona rustle a lot of jimmies. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. <cite>DocDelicious posted [p:900260305] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><quote>Those who have read it know there are some good parts, but overall it is certainly not the finest thing that man has ever produced.</quote> Fucking LOL, that's gona rustle a lot of jimmies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stoltenberg11 04/25/18 1:21:46 AM #27:	The Bible is pretty boring so I can understand this. The only interesting parts are Exodus, some of Genesis, some of Revelation, the Gospel, and some of the major and minor prophets books but I can't remember which ones. --- You're such a boring characterless entity. Try getting laid once in a while and maybe you'll have friends and find out what a "joke" is. - derrate <cite>stoltenberg11 posted [p:900260495] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>The Bible is pretty boring so I can understand this. The only interesting parts are Exodus, some of Genesis, some of Revelation, the Gospel, and some of the major and minor prophets books but I can't remember which ones.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 04/25/18 2:49:17 AM #28:	Trayvon posted... imagine if someone put the Koran or Night Who wouldn't want to be a bad ass like Muhammad? <cite>HAHAHAHAHAHAHA posted [p:900262985] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trayvon posted...</cite> <quote>imagine if someone put the Koran or Night</quote> Who wouldn't want to be a bad ass like Muhammad?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperShake666 04/25/18 3:07:47 AM #29:	You're better off saving some time and reading the Da Vinci Code. --- "Look, if I was good at math, I wouldn't be on CE at 2:00 the morning clicking on topics about porn stars ****ing horses." - May 2017, Dash_Harber <cite>SuperShake666 posted [p:900263416] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>You're better off saving some time and reading the Da Vinci Code.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 04/25/18 3:16:18 AM #30:	Lots of contradictions, lack of a fluid narrative, God character is a Mary Sue and it's insulting to the reader to be told not to question God but even if we did it's impossible to understand God fully, repeated versions of the same events in the second act and they have discrepancies galore. Also illogical at times, such as days passing by prior to the sun coming into existence. --- Pew pew! <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:900263586] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Lots of contradictions, lack of a fluid narrative, God character is a Mary Sue and it's insulting to the reader to be told not to question God but even if we did it's impossible to understand God fully, repeated versions of the same events in the second act and they have discrepancies galore. Also illogical at times, such as days passing by prior to the sun coming into existence.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lorenzo_2003 04/25/18 3:30:38 AM #31:	The Bible is worth reading, if you want some insight into what followers of the Abrahamic religions believe. There are more than a billion Christians and even though they don't all believe the exact same things, the Bible still provides a framework for them. If nothing else, reading the Bible has made it easier for me to dispute their claims when they aren't aware of the various contradictions and fallacies that exist. --- ... <cite>Lorenzo_2003 posted [p:900263898] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>The Bible is worth reading, if you want some insight into what followers of the Abrahamic religions believe. There are more than a billion Christians and even though they don't all believe the exact same things, the Bible still provides a framework for them. If nothing else, reading the Bible has made it easier for me to dispute their claims when they aren't aware of the various contradictions and fallacies that exist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lord_Theruss 04/25/18 3:32:10 AM #32:	Put the Qur'an on that list and then I'd be impressed. Everyone these days can get away with bashing the bible and Christianity. It is definitely more difficult to do in regards to Islam due to numerous reasons. <cite>Lord_Theruss posted [p:900263929] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>Put the Qur'an on that list and then I'd be impressed. Everyone these days can get away with bashing the bible and Christianity. It is definitely more difficult to do in regards to Islam due to numerous reasons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Siaperaz 04/25/18 3:39:44 AM #33:	I still view both the Bible and the Koran as great reads. --- GO KNICKS!!! <cite>Siaperaz posted [p:900264110] in GQ puts Bi... [t:76549755]...</cite> <quote>I still view both the Bible and the Koran as great reads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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