Book burning is symbolic of the destruction of ideas by force. I understand the sentiment, however this is what they do. We have to be better than those whom we oppose. There are far more effective ways to destroy ideas than through barbarism. Make no mistake, this is barbarism, this is what those in power do, it's meant to inspire fear, to invoke feelings of helplessness, and we are better than this. It's no different than vandalism to churches, we must lower ourselves to the level of these monsters we have been fighting for Millennia.
"In our youth, we lacked the maturity, the decency to create gods better than ourselves so that we might have something to aspire to. Instead we are left with a host of deities who were violent, narcissistic, vengeful bullies who reflected our own values. Our gods could have been anything we could imagine, and all we were capable of manifesting were gods who shared the worst of our natures."-Me
"Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men." – Francis Bacon
"Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men." – Francis Bacon
