hmm ok i agree
Einstein called chess a waste of time, what do you think?
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We just need to report him that’s all..
21 days ago
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#966
Chess147 wrote:
long_quach wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
No one wastes more time than churchgoers on Sundays.
I am surprised you say this. As I remembered, you are an avid reader.
The Bible, the greatest book ever. It is not even a book. It is oral traditions passed down until it is written down.
The Bible connects us to ancient history, legends, and myths.
Churchgoers are the most literate people I know.
Star Trek quotes the Bible every other episode.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles quotes the Bible every episode, on purpose.
Battlestar Galactica is just plain old Mormon Catechism.
The list goes on an on.
Comic books draws heavily on The Bible.
on and on.
I'm a big fan of Voyager and don't recall any episodes that references the Bible.
Don’t know why this long post appears only in quotation, but @long_quach raises some good points.
I was a regular church goer for 30 years. I’ve read the entire Bible at least five times. I’m finding it difficult to make time to read the Quran, which I think everyone should read. I’ve read enough to be able to say that the god of the Quran, Allah, is truly majestic. Far more elevated that the god of the Jewish scriptures, Yahweh. Of course, they are both related to a Babylonian god who appears in an older oral tradition.
The Bible contains some ancient human memories that I have referenced teaching college. The story of the garden in Genesis accurately describes the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution with some truth about its long-term consequences.
Bible reading does promote literacy, but too many who go to church and read the Bible will read nothing else. This is tragic.
Alan Watts, The Book on the Taboo against Knowing Who You Are made some good points bout the Bible with a useful suggestion. Lock it up for 200 years, and then perhaps we can read it without the layers of garbage that interfere with perceiving its value.
Of course my statement offends many, but it is not a personal attack on anyone. It is advice to those trapped in a habit that may be harmful to their mental, intellectual, and spiritual health.
Of course, it has nothing whatsoever to do with race.
I personally know many people for whom church is a blessing and a vital part of their existence. Nit only individuals, but entire communities. My statement about church as a waste of time is false with respect to the Pascua Yaquis, the Coeur d’Alene Indians, most African American communities, the Amish, my high school sweetheart, …
But, for me and my siblings, it is harmful. I broke the habit. My brother needs to.
21 days ago
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#967
Shakespeare, I think, is more prominent than the bible in the Picard/era of their show. Ben Jonson said that Shakespeare's mind could be called the 'sphere of humanity'.
21 days ago
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#968
We’ve gone way off topic. It’s probably my fault.
My point with the offensive post was that my Sunday mornings are better spent in the woods or playing with my dog. What is a waste of time for one person is not necessarily a waste of time for someone else.
This thread started with a quote from Einstein that may be apocryphal. For Einstein, chess would have been a distraction.
There is no reason to universalize one man’s opinion.
21 days ago
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#969
In the really long run, everything is a waste of time.
So we might as well do something that we enjoy.
There is no reason to universalize one man’s opinion.
speshly one who'll probably be proven wrong pretty soon.
true Lola, and a lot worse things have been said about chess.
Long_quach enjoys making false statements to irritate members here. I don't know how he gets away with it day after day.