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Originally Posted by Aramike
I have no problem with the burning of the the Quran as symbolism, but I wouldn't want it (or even Mein Kampf) completely destroyed. These are excellent examples of the depths which human depravity can reach, and along with historical context, they can definitely be useful in helping us from being "...doomed to repeat..." history.
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It is said that othing can stop an idea whose time hgas come. While I take that more in a romantic than literal understanding, i tend to think that dieas and ideologies can be infectous the the ojne and the many minds. Thus, if I identify an ideology to be extremely irrational end driven by hysteric sentiments and to be of extreme evil like religious fanatism and fundamentlaism, then I tend to think that not much can be learned from them in the way you described it, but that they can infest minds by just being dealt with. So, if you want to save them, please do it like oyu handle ebola and anthrax and all the other biological agents for war as well: in a deep hidden bunker where you have doors of steel 10 cm thick and extremely limited access, with security all around, and the place hidden from the public, at best being buried, forgotten, and become a silent victim of time.
We must not always preserve the germs of terror and evil. Destroying it, if we can, may prove to be fully sufficient. Think of it as one step on the stairs that our ancestors have tried, slipped and barely survived the fall by getting a grab at last second, and then climbed higher, leaving that slippery step behind and never wasting another thought on it. What can belearned from it: Only to watch out more careful for the steps
before you.