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Perhaps you could do us the courtesy of making an argument presented in the book?

 

I don't really have any reason to read it beyond the claim that it supports your conclusion about tradition and religion, but you also say other things which, on the surface, appear to be crazy, so I don't have much incentive to do a bunch of reading in order to have a conversation.

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Perhaps you could do us the courtesy of making an argument presented in the book?

 

I don't really have any reason to read it beyond the claim that it supports your conclusion about tradition and religion, but you also say other things which, on the surface, appear to be crazy, so I don't have much incentive to do a bunch of reading in order to have a conversation.

 

Actually you do have a good reason to read it.  It is a classic and educated people should read such classics.  It is also short and entertaining.

 
Aristophanes was a reactionary in Ancient Athens living in times much like ours.  He recognized that it was traditions and religion that enabled the success of Athens.  But when average idiots were convinced by the likes of Socrates that they can reason away tradition and religion, then the result is disaster, basically liberalism.
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What do you think about making the arguments contained in it? Certainly, it would be a more persuasive way of getting people to read a book – by giving people a taste of the reward they will get by reading it.

 

At first glance, it appears that you think the old testament provides a good model for how one ought to live their lives, so I'm inclined not to invest time and money into something which has a good chance of being nonsense; not without more than you saying so.

 

Presumably, you want people to talk about the ideas contained in the book if you are bringing it up, so help us out here.

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