The 10 Most Harmful Books

[Gary Floyd 0]

Read More about it here

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7591

 

Anyways, here's the list

 

10.) John Maynard Keynes-"General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money"

9.) Freidrich Nietzsche-"Beyond Good and Evil"

8.) Auguste Comte-"The Course of Positive Philosophy"

7.) Betty Friedan-"The Feminine Mystique"

6.) Karl Marx-"Das Kapital"

5.) John Dewey-"Democracy and Education"

4.) Alfred Kinsey-"The Kinsey Report"

3.) Mao Zedong-"Quotations from Chairman Mao"

2.) Adolf Hitler-"Mein Kempf"

1.) Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels-"The Communist Manifesto"

[Dimensions 0]

Why isn't the bible there?

[Jingus 0]

So a right-wing group basically collects a Top 10 Leftist Credos list and shits on it. Are we supposed to be surprised?

[MrRant 0]

Read More about it here

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7591

 

Anyways, here's the list

 

5.) John Dewey-"Democracy and Education"

 

 

Goddamn Dewey Decimal System.

[Guest gameplayer]

I noticed that Protocols of The Elders Of Zion was not on that list. Gee, wonder why that was.

[Guest SP-1]

Why isn't the bible there?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Because when properly studied the Bible isn't harmful.

 

Those books are the same way, though. In the wrong hands, any idea can be twisted into something either terrible, or more terrible. Intelligence is required when reading and studying.

[cbacon 0]

Books are harmful?

Edited June 2, 2005 by C-Bacon

[Open the Muggy Gate 0]

Books are harmful? 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Oh those papercuts are a bitch man.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

#10 made me laugh.

 

On the other hand, check the links at the original page and read their Amazon URLs. If you decide to by Mein Kampf (or, for that matter, these other books you shouldn't even so much as come into contact with), then the conservative group gets a cut.

 

Lastly, the Communist Manifesto is listed as almost TWICE as evil as Hitler (score of 74 to 41.) I refuse to believe that.

Edited June 2, 2005 by Jobber of the Week

[St. Gabe 0]

This list is pathetic. It's typical of conservative oppresion of information. It makes me sick that this is even getting press it's like a Liberal condemning Adam Smith's work, which wouldn't happen, at least not directly.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

This list is pathetic.  It's typical of conservative oppresion of information.  It makes me sick that this is even getting press it's like a Liberal condemning Adam Smith's work, which wouldn't happen, at least not directly.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Huh? Hell it's free advertising. There's going to be someone who sees this list and goes, "They hate it? Damn, it MUST be good!"

 

I don't agree with the whole list ("Democracy and Education"? Eh, not that harmful) but the application of some of these books ("Mein Kampf", "The Communist Manifesto") did have dramatic, long lasting, and oftentimes fatal results.

[CanadianChris 0]

Here's a shock -- "The Origin of Species" is just a bit further down the list.

[Guest gameplayer]

Dr Timothy Leary once said,"There are some books that should not allow themselves to be read", I believe that, as Protocols of The Learned Elders Of Zion being one of those books. It has absolutely no creative value or redemption, and exposing the mind to such hate is nothing but damaging. There are numerous books on the dark arts such as this, which, reguardless if you believe their words or not, they plant the equivalent of a psychic germ deep within your neurological recesses that will grow and affect you in ways you will not be able to comprehend. Certainly it is a minute percentage, but some books can be very dangerous.

[CheesalaIsGood 0]

I guess books can be dangerous in the spread of IDEAS. Depends on what you are threatend by. The comment about the bible is a good one considering it history but the real danger there has always been its readership.

[Dr. Tom 0]

Books are harmful? 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you clobber someone in the head with one, I suppose.

 

In that case, War and Peace should be atop the list...

[Slayer 0]

Intelligence is required when reading and studying.

There goes the neighborhood then...

 

Books are harmful? 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you clobber someone in the head with one, I suppose.

 

In that case, War and Peace should be atop the list...

Or any Michener novel

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Or any Michener novel

 

 

?

Edited June 2, 2005 by Spaceman Spiff

[CanadianChris 0]

It's a bitch if the Michelin Man sits on you.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

There are airholes.

[Guest Ding Chavez]

7.) Betty Friedan-"The Feminine Mystique"

4.) Alfred Kinsey-"The Kinsey Report"

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

WTF is wrong with a study on women and their happiness, and a thorough, scientifically done approach to one of the most basic facets of life?

 

This really does fit the stereotype of conservatives being grunting, knuckle-dragging cavemen.

[Jingus 0]

I believe that, as Protocols of The Learned Elders Of Zion being one of those books. It has absolutely no creative value or redemption, and exposing the mind to such hate is nothing but damaging. There are numerous books on the dark arts such as this, which, reguardless if you believe their words or not, they plant the equivalent of a psychic germ deep within your neurological recesses that will grow and affect you in ways you will not be able to comprehend. Certainly it is a minute percentage, but some books can be very dangerous.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

...the fuck?! Did everyone else miss this post? What the hell are you talking about? "Books on the dark arts"? Dude, I've read two supposed versions of the Necronominicon, dozens of books on magick, and the complete works of Anton Lavey, and there's really not anything that dangerous within any of them.

[Special K 0]

That's because the psychological germ (technical term: bad juju) has been planted so deeply in your neurological recesses (technical term: brain cave) that you don't even KNOW it, man. Clear those engrams out, you silly goose.

 

 

Shit, I mean:

 

[Dr. Tom 0]

Dianetics: Because you don't have to be a celebrity to be an idiot "Scientologist."

[Special K 0]

You have to admit that mirror-universe Phil Collins is lookin' snazzy, though.

[Guest DonVito]

They wouldn't put the bible on this list because they wouldn't want to group it with all of the other philosophical books they had on the list.

 

An honorable mention was,

 

Introduction to Psychoanalysis

by Sigmund Freud

 

Psychology is sooo dangerous.

 

I find it funny also that they basically shit all over FDR in the summary for 10. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by Keynes. The conservatives just hate the expansion of the government economically. How that makes this a top 10 most harmful book I'll never know.

 

The most harmful book I've seen is the Book of Thoth and the Book of Lies by Crowley. The rampant nonsense is just too much to handle.

 

This list is a joke for the most part.

Edited June 3, 2005 by DonVito

[Slayer 0]

Or any Michener novel

*cut Michelin picture*

Either you know who Michener is and are making a bad joke, or you don't know who Michener is... and are making a bad joke

 

Either way, bad joke

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I know who he is. And 2 boards aren't enough to contain my bad jokes.

[Guest mtu]

Why isn't the bible there?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Loony Lefty!!!!

[Carnival 0]

I've never read the Necronominicon, but i've heard it's just a bunch of stories and wasn't really intended to be like the "evil bible".

 

You want an evil book...watch Constantine..."The Bible in Hell"....i had to chuckle at the cheesyness.

[Guest Ding Chavez]

Why isn't the bible there?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Loony Lefty!!!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Believe it or not, The Bible, espcially The New Testament, almost reads like a Socialist Tract on gov't ethics and theses.