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To: GodGunsGuts; tpanther; Fichori; metmom; Alamo-Girl; betty boop

The English translation of “Table Talk” comes to us via a French translation, and unfortunately it seems that there were some shenanigans along the way with many of the supposed anti-Christian comments.

At least the anti-Christian quotes that I’ve been able to look up in Table Talk are either VERY different from the original German, or missing altogether.

For some examples check out http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/2002/nov02/carrier.php

Some may not trust that site, but I’ve seen some of the original German myself and could confirm that some of the English quotations are just plain wrong (using online translators and such: no I don’t know German heh) and wrong in a way to be purposely misleading (and not merely a question of interpretation).

I have been trying for quite a while (about 10 years lol) to get my hands (or eyes) on a complete German edition of “Table Talk” - if anyone out there knows where I can do so, please let me know!


65 posted on 05/29/2009 9:54:45 AM PDT by goodusername
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To: goodusername

I read your link, and I didn’t see any evidence refuting the quotes taken from the Oxford University press version of the book, other than a “take my word for it” from the FFRF author, who definitely has his own axe to grind. But even if you take the February 27 quote out, that he says is fabricated out, you still have all the other rabidly anti-Christian quotes, about which, the FFRF author is silent...and there is another quote that pretty much says the same thing:

13th December, 1941, midnight:

“Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery.... .... When all is said, we have no reason to wish that the Italians and Spaniards should free themselves from the drug of Christianity. Let’s be the only people who are immunised against the disease.” (p 118 & 119)


66 posted on 05/29/2009 10:54:04 AM PDT by GodGunsGuts
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