Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!jarthur!usc!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: dhosek@frigga.claremont.edu (Hosek, Donald A.) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: What do you vote on Burning records? Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 03:08:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Quixote Lines: 43 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , bwood@su1b.uucp (Barbara Wood) writes... >If you just discovered that some old records that you don't listen to >anyway had symbols of satanism on them and/or had evil messages that >were "back-masked" on them (that can influence your sub-concious) such >as "hail satan, smoke-pot, turn the dead man on , etc " would you get >rid of it? Just a question. Interesting question... Also, it's kind of tough for me since I tend to listen to even the oldest of the music that I have around (the only times I've gotten rid of anything were old tapes and records that had become unlistenable through use and all tapes and records when I decided to sell my cassette deck and turntable last year). How about books? I in fact have some books (e.g., a book by Richard Bach) that teach things contrary to my faith. I have no intention of getting rid of it (although what my heirs do after I die is their business, I just hope that my library ends up in the hands of someone who will read the books and not just leave them on bookshelves). I personally think that it's important to experience art that challenges one's beliefs. I read both Protestant and Catholic theology for example, to fully understand why I believe the things I do. I have a volume of essays by a notable nineteenth century atheist lecturer (R.G. Ingersoll, in case anyone is wondering). I read novellists like Farrell and Joyce. But should everyone do this? Maybe not. However, it is important to let each individual decide for his or herself how much they want to be challenged in this way. I only hope two things: that they do challenge themselves at least a little and that they do not allow another to decide how they will be challenged. -dh --- Don Hosek TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont support, consulting dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu installation and production work. dhosek@ymir.bitnet Free Estimates. uunet!jarthur!ymir Phone: 714-625-0147 finger dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu for more info