Here is what raised red flags for me.
In our society and culture, burning of books never is associated with opposition (like flag burning), its common association is with powers that be hiding knowledge or suppressing information. No one in our culture usually thinks “I am going to oppose that religion or enemy so I will burn his books”. Instead, book burnings archetypal associations are of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451.
Book burnings and bannings also don’t result in rallying enemies, what it does is create a ‘forbidden knowledge’ that people usually seek out. In other words, for Islam, it would draw people to it to find out what the ‘forbidden knowledge’ is.. It is almost a publicity stunt.
Maybe I’m over-thinking it.. but this is the first thing that ran through my head..
Book burnings and bannings also don’t result in rallying enemies, what it does is create a ‘forbidden knowledge’ that people usually seek out. In other words, for Islam, it would draw people to it to find out what the ‘forbidden knowledge’ is.. It is almost a publicity stunt.
Maybe I’m over-thinking it.. but this is the first thing that ran through my head..
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That is a GREAT point.
Yes you are over thinking it...
They are burning Korans to illustrate that muslims will go ape shit over it...
And they will...as sure as the sun will rise tommorrow..
Cause and effect....
You're on target.
....but this is the first thing that ran through my head..”
Keep running with it because that’s the way out of this mess...it’s running towards the light of truth!
"Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together and burned them before all men and they counted the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed." Acts 19:19-20
As usual, you nail it. Great point all around!