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Okay /lit/, I've got a question fer yer.

For the majority of my life I've been an atheist, started in my early edgy pre teen ages and has persisted into my twenties (I'm 25 right now).

I'd say the majority of my life has been... Sort of an existential crisis you might say.

Anyway, all that aside, nowadays I'm far more open minded about things and I suppose I'm ready to actually read The Bible.

My question is, which is the best, most complete version? Preferably both Old and New Testaments, I've heard more than once that the KJV is pretty shitty, cuts out a lot so I dunno which version to go with.

Do you think it'll actually help me, or like, I'm thinking it'll probably be, depress the shit out of me?

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>want to buy book
>it's only available in the UK
STOP KEKING ME

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How do I talk critically about this without seeming like an e/lit-ist snob when people I know inevitably sing praises of it?

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how hard is it to publish anonymously with a pen name / without an author photo?
if i ever complete my magnum opus i don't want my own identity to muddle with the text itself, art should feel insular, without author.

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gulf war didn't happened

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Wow, it's literally been 2400 years and no one has been able to defeat this yet.

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Muad'Dab

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What do you guys think of afrofuturism?

I read Octavia Butler and it was quite good.

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ITT: books that changed your life

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Mr. Fisk's Disk

Mr. Fisk is a quite peculiar fellow
He resides in the middle of nowhere Most of life he had spent mellow
He now feels strangeness in the air

He then thinks, "it's about that time"
It is about time they are arriving
The air passed by with a certain chime
The indication that they were describing

His persona changed almost entirely
That now mean ol' Mr. Fisk
He says he's prepared for what is to be
Now holding a scratched up disk

Please don't disturb Mr. Fisk
He seems cranky at all times
He carries around that ancient disk
Which it's contents are sublime

It is said that if he shows you
You have no choice but to watch
But be prepared, if only you knew
The secrets are indeed top notch

You will be shown but all the truths
Anything you've ever questioned
But don't have pity on all the youth
For the truth you will never mention

You are now aware of what will happen
To the land which we call home
Their nifty weapons are truly zappin'
Humankind will surely turn to foam

But if you have watched Fisk's Disk
You'll know exactly what to do
Even though lives will end brisk
You're free to do what you choose

For you will know where to go
A very hidden place
Under the sea, where the whales blow
The portal they use for secret base

And when the inevitable time comes
When humans cease to exist
You won't have to share your rum
They were sent straight to the abyss

You find the gate, the door, the portal
In none other than Portugal
Down you go into the never ending hole
Hopefully meeting your goal

The pebble earth is now long gone
You're standing still on water
What the hell is going on
The temperature seems quite hotter

You're soon approached by someone
None other than Mr. Fisk
Yet his disguise has been undone
His hand still holds that disk

You were among the chosen few
He tells the fortunate you
Now that you see my skin is blue
Everyone elses' here is too

You then realize that the thing
Whom you used to call Mr. Fisk
Is horror beyond literally anything
You only recognize his disk

"Join us", Mr. Fisk politely asks
We will give you Earth back to control
It really isn't a difficult task
Mighty powers have been added to your soul

You will control the new populace
With these extraordinary gifts
The masses will think you're utter bliss
For you they'll jump off cliffs

I then told Fisk, "I do accept your offer"
With a strong sense of pride
He then handed me a small gold coffer
And I quickly opened it wide

The box's contents were quite supreme
I knew I was going to be almighty
But it was a lot more than it seemed
Being chosen to be a deity

Mr. Fisk announced that Earth I claim
Beginning my reign after the supernova
He added, "wait you still need a name"
I said, "hmmmm, either Yahweh or Jehova."

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Is this the 21 century Das Kapital?

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Hello I am a pleb and not English speaking. what kind of books are they that talk about if the way you are brought up makes you who you are. what are these called. what are some books.

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Hey /lit/, I have a personal story that I think could have some literary merit, as in be adapted into a short story or an episode in a novel. As I have no talent as a writer, I'm leaving it here for any of you to use if you want.
Only problem is it might be a bit TOO absurd. If I saw this in a literary work it would seem very amateur, like the author was trying to force his work to be postmodern. But that's for you to decide.

>be me in 3rd year of university
>small college town
>move into a new house
>somewhat sketchy part of town, but not too bad
>discover next-door neighbor is a trap house (I can provide the definitive evidence if you with)
>main dude (Trap Lord) is a forty something year old black dude
>at first, besides the fact that they sell meth and crack they're generally chill people
>had a few cats
>one of their cats got run over, and a friend helped them shovel it up and take it to the house
>she went inside
>they have a room full of birds
>the birds aren't even in cages, just flying around and shitting everywhere
>one of them is a parrot
>okay so they have a bunch of birds, whatever
>gradually things become more violent
>one day I'm out for a cigarette and hear someone in the front yard getting beat with a blunt object
>there's a privacy fence so I can't see, but I hear
>"Nigga UHHNGH, fuck you nigga"
>eventually the victim gets up and sprints away down the street
>dfw_disgusted_face.pdf
>this type of shit begins happening with greater frequency
>gradually begin to realize that I'm living next to a FUCKING TRAP HOUSE
>they keep their windows open so every time I'm out for a cigarette and there's a loud disturbance, I hear it
>one time I hear Trap Lord beating his girlfriend
>sporadic violence continues for the entire two years I live next door
(cont 1/2)

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So is this basically just anime in book form?

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Applying abstract philosophy and out-of-touch ideals to everyday life and politics is just as autistic and cringey as explaining away human behavior with science. If you take philosophy seriously there's a 90% chance it's at surface level you're an Ignatius.

The taoists knew this.