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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013

    Doesn’t matter if it was public money or charitable donations; all that time & money was spent sending a book full of bullshit to schools.

    12:41 AM - 12 Feb 2013
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      2. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral As a somewhat more respectful non-believer, I’d disagree with calling the bible a “book full of bullshit”.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @swombat

        @swombat I don’t respect bullshit that has caused countless suffering and continues to do so. Sorry. Personal failing.

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      4. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Perhaps you might not respect religion, but the bible itself is pretty much essential reading for an educated man.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @swombat

        @swombat Couldn’t disagree more.

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      6. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Have you read the bible? It’s hard to argue that it’s not a foundational piece of writing if you read it...

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      7. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @swombat

        @swombat Yes (old & new). It’s an incoherent, bigoted mess that tells the story of a psychopathic mass-murdering supernatural being.

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      8. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral It’s an extremely complex piece of work with many positive and negative, real-world consequences - and should be studied as such.

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      2. Nathan Pitman‏ @nathanpitman 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral ...i think stories from books like the bible should only be used in schools to teach morals, not to push a belief system...

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @nathanpitman

        @nathanpitman Why do you think all that fuss was made for that specific book. Of course it’s to push a specific belief system.

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      4. Nathan Pitman‏ @nathanpitman 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I know that, just saying that I think there is value in such books if they are used in the right context. #fiction

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      2. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Like it or not, believe it or not, it is still a foundational book of the western culture. Worth reading for that alone, imho.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @swombat

        @swombat Western culture today is shaped by the enlightenment and science & the journey away from its primitive religious roots.

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      4. Daniel Tenner‏ @swombat 12 Feb 2013
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        @aral Most of our sayings/proverbs can be found in the bible, for one…

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      1. Sam Blinde‏ @sblinde 12 Feb 2013
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        @aral It's a shame that money couldn't have been used for something infinitely more useful to students, like textbooks, supplies, etc.

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      1. Seb Lee-Delisle‏Verified account @seb_ly 12 Feb 2013
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        @aral on the plus side, there's no shortage of things to prop up the wobbly desks with.

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      1. Nathan Pitman‏ @nathanpitman 12 Feb 2013
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        @aral despite the religious theme there are good examples in the bible of how not to be a dick. They just need re-packaging for modern life.

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      2. Nathan Pitman‏ @nathanpitman 12 Feb 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral ...I'm not comfortable with how Christianity is taught in schools, the impression I get as a parent is that it's relayed as fact. :/

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      1. Veritique‏ @veritique 12 Feb 2013
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        .@aral you don't like the Bible, but it has historical accuracy. And you can't *know* it's wrong.

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