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There is one book everyone must read at age 20. You have no control over their level of meaning and understanding.

What book do you choose?

I'd go for Brave New World.

>> No.15223258

>>15223227
The Holy Bible

>> No.15223269

>>15223258
This but unironically
>The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

>> No.15223290

>>15223227
Harry Potter And the Methods of Rationality

>> No.15223300

>>15223258
>tfw 23 and couldn't get through the old testament.

how do you do it bros, i don't fucking care about the 60 children isaac had, neither do i care for how much they should sell a sheep.

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>>15223290
Based

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>>15223258
>not making everyone read the Talmud

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>> No.15223353

>>15223300
Sometimes there is interesting stuff in the genealogies.
I just finished God's instructions for the building of the Tabernacle in Exodus. It was neat how precise he was.

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>>15223227

>> No.15223406

>>15223360
We don't need anymore pussies like u shut up

>>15223258
This or plato

>> No.15223413

Capital

>> No.15223423

>>15223406
Bible first, philosophy shouldn't be touched by most people under 27

>> No.15223425

>>15223397
Now there's a nice answer.

>> No.15223439

Finnegans Wake

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Honestly, pic related

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>>15223227
>

>> No.15223460

>>15223455
Based

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>>15223290
t.

>> No.15223470

>>15223300
here you go bro
https://youtu.be/mo-YL-lv3RY
Nice little lecture series

>> No.15223499

>>15223258
This, and I say this as an atheist. It's better to live surrounded by a bunch of christards than in clown world.

>> No.15223511

>>15223439
>>15223258
>>15223397
>>15223455
Based
>>15223360
Cringe

>> No.15223588

>>15223360
based

>> No.15223593

Starship Troopers

>> No.15223783

>>15223258
Based.

>And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

>> No.15223789

Why, The Culture of Critique, of course!

>> No.15223818

>>15223335
Based

>> No.15224341

collect my short stories into a book and pick that. they're not even good but i'd make bank every year and wouldnt have to work. lets be real, a books not going to change anything in the world so i might as well help myself out

>> No.15224392

>>15224341
That would also mean that banning books would not affect society.

>> No.15224438

>>15223353
Shame he wasn't so precise about everything else!