All jocularity aside, I'm not in favor of burning or otherwise destroying books, ever - except in the case of ones with limited shelf life. Phone books, old tax books, obsolete textbooks - that sort of thing. Keeping copies of some of them around for historical purposes is a good thing. I'll admit to getting rid of an ancient encyclopedia that I would never use again, and I've tossed old technical books that had long outlived their usefulness.
Other than that, once a book is in my hands, I have a hard time parting with it. If I no longer want to keep one, I try to pass them on to someone who can get use from them whenever possible.
Burning for political, theological or ideological reasons? Never. I'll joke about it though - really, I'll joke about damn near anything. That's just how I roll.
As far as the aforementioned religious texts, if I happened to have a copy lying around, I'd hold on to it as a reminder of our past, and how far we've come in spite of those who cling to such things. These days, if I find myself wanting to find a reference in the bible, etc - pretty much every version is available online. Can't see myself ever owning a print copy ever again, unless for some unknown reason I felt like reading it again (for the lulz) - and I'm pretty sure I could get one gratis from our friendly neighborhood Jehovah's nitwitnesses if I wanted one.
I'd never knowingly pay money for anything connected to Scientology (which includes all of L. Ron Hubbard's trashy fiction).
Other than that, once a book is in my hands, I have a hard time parting with it. If I no longer want to keep one, I try to pass them on to someone who can get use from them whenever possible.
Burning for political, theological or ideological reasons? Never. I'll joke about it though - really, I'll joke about damn near anything. That's just how I roll.
As far as the aforementioned religious texts, if I happened to have a copy lying around, I'd hold on to it as a reminder of our past, and how far we've come in spite of those who cling to such things. These days, if I find myself wanting to find a reference in the bible, etc - pretty much every version is available online. Can't see myself ever owning a print copy ever again, unless for some unknown reason I felt like reading it again (for the lulz) - and I'm pretty sure I could get one gratis from our friendly neighborhood Jehovah's nitwitnesses if I wanted one.
I'd never knowingly pay money for anything connected to Scientology (which includes all of L. Ron Hubbard's trashy fiction).
