My father has an immense library. A treasure trove of classic volumes. He has heavily marked in them, drawn in them, written the personal reflections of his mind and heart. Many of these books have already been passed on to me. I have so enjoyed reading his notes and seeing his markings on the pages. It’s like having him reading along with me. I have also added my own thoughts and notes. Now my children pick up those same volumes and laugh or wonder at the things we’ve written in them. When my library passes on to them someday, they will have a priceless treasure. A family heirloom. They will always be able to find their grandfather and their mother within the pages as they travel along the same literary paths that so delighted us. I always enjoy your videos! Keep it up!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

I love this comment. As I write in mine sometimes I often think will my grandkids or beyond appreciate the notes and ideas. I sometimes even leave notes randomly to people in the future and add current events that relate to the book. This comment brought me such joy. I truly hope they appreciate them as you said you do. I write the definitions I don’t know at the top of every page as well so maybe they will at least appreciate not having to look them up. Haha thank you so much for watching and stay blessed!

@jimmyhill9743

2 ай бұрын

That awesome what you’re dad and what you have added. Priceless

@BookZealots

2 ай бұрын

@bonnieborwn1566 Thank you for sharing that your dad annotated in his books and you have been blessed with his treasure. A booktuber has said people who annotate in their books are monsters. Hello, I am a monster. LOL Your family heirloom sounds delightful. 🤗

@benrex7775

2 ай бұрын

You make me want to write into books too. II never did anything like that. Even highlighting I only used when the teacher demanded it from me. But first I need to find a wife to be able to find children. If I can't inherent the books then that seems pointless.

Thanks, this presentation brought some long-forgotten aspects to my development as a writer and teacher. Your delivery was excellent, and you broke down the Adler’s work clearly. You avoided the common KZread problems, giving us the critical elements in a focused yet relaxed manner. I loved the fact that you spoke while holding your coffee cup, an unconscious manner I have had over the course of my 25 years as a college instructor. A student told me years ago that the simple, unconscious addition made our online course chat feel more like discussion in a hip coffee shop. I look forward to library and watching your future efforts.

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and the generosity! That truly means a lot. I never thought of the coffee mug making the conversation feel more inviting but I can definitely see that now. Depending on the length of the video if I am not drinking all the way through it my voice starts to give out. Makes me respect the professors and teachers that lecture all day. I guess you get use to it though. I truly appreciate you watching my friend and hope you stay blessed!

Absolutely a foundational book. It made my reading much more productive and easier to evaluate what I'm reading.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. It is so practical and easy to put in use. I am going to use some of the methods in the way I read through the rest of the Harvard Classic series. Some of the advice was so simple that I am kind of embarrassed I never thought of it before. Lol

Easy to like content that confirms my new methods of scholarship. The idea of starting with questions, making a list, then deciding on the order? Thats part of what revolutionized my reading habits 4 years ago. Keep up the good work. Can't wait for some more Milton!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. I am going to implement a lot of this material into my series on the Harvard Classics. That is a big reason I wanted to squeeze this book in before continuing with Milton. Truly appreciate you watching my friend!

Mom, sister, and maybe older brother. Helped us( I’m a twin. Identical) start reading before, starting before we started to school. In the years. Have read across a lot of different styles. Fiction, non-fiction, horror, lots of history on WW2. Biographies , also. An the Bible. Some books I have devoured. Also Science Fiction. Some great books. Love this channel. Cause it’s gotten me to get some classic books to read.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

I am glad to hear its motivated you to dive into the classics. Sadly I was about the only reader in my family. Hoping to change that with my kids. I bet reading that early really helped set you ahead going forward. Thanks so much for watching buddy!

#10:55 for me that's one of the most powerful line in that book, reading is like fighting so to get the full grasp of the subject, you'll have to train and put the work in. i.e thinking and read for oneself. the reading aids helps but should be used afterwards

Hey, very cool to see Ralston College as a sponsor. I'm 40. If I were 18 again, I'd certainly apply!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

You and I both. I told my kids if they go to a college like that I may pack up and go with them. haha Honestly colleges like Ralston are about the only ones I would support my kids going to now. Things have changed so fast over just the time since I went. I can only imagine what it will be like when they get that age. Thanks for watching my friend and stay blessed!

Grenville Kleiser wrote a fantastic tome titled "How to Build Mental Power" which takes the reader through an early 1900's self-development curriculum. I highly recommend it.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow that sounds awesome. I will most definitely check it out. Thanks so much for sharing and watching. Stay blessed my friend!

Ralston College is a perfect sponsor for your Harvard Classics (and other classic books) channel. Great Adler quote: “playing with words… not thoughts and knowledge”

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

They are! I was very surprised when they reached out to me. Very nice and easy to deal with too. Adler has some great lines in the book that I was not expecting from a book like that. I know he has some other books out so I might try and pick a couple more up. Really enjoyed his style. Thanks for watching brother!

That’s very true. Churchill did say that!! So it’s interesting to read different authors on the same subject. Giving different perspectives

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

It is. I started doing that with the American Revolution and I am getting to a point now where I have personalities for most of the characters so when and author introduces something that is not true I can pick it out pretty quickly. I love Churchill as well. He was like Englands Benjamin Franklin. haha

You can also just simply read for enjoyment. Reading intensely at all times can get demanding for most of us. For an even more demanding level of reading... you can check out Ralston College below and learn to read in Greek. Now that sounds intense. Check it out below. Ralston College: www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma?

@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee

2 ай бұрын

I didn’t see any coffee there at Ralston but I may have over looked it. If I am perusing a path of learning Greek, we need copious amount of coffee on hand to accomplish that task. Brings an entire new meaning to a Greek tragedy!

One thing you and Adler both missed is the concept of coffee. Never underestimate the effects of a good cup of Joe on your reading. Other than that, good video Rob.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Adler looks like he was a coffee drinker.. I am sure coffee was present in the formation of this book.

@Imjetta7

2 ай бұрын

Only if you like coffee! I’d say hot cocoa!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Hot cocoa is acceptable in my book!

@PensivePukeko

Ай бұрын

Why does this comment only have 18 likes? A fundamental cornerstone if there ever was one

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

I concur. I will correct this in the future!

Great video, and congratulations on the sponsorship! Asking questions and then reading to find the answers is one of the best pieces of advice I've received. I learn and remember much more when I follow that advice than when I don't. I finished Emerson's volume. The last part (English Traits) is much better than the others. I'm glad I stuck with it. I look forward to watching your video about Paradise Lost.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Nick! I was pleasantly surprised when they reached out. I was not expecting any sponsorships (atleast with anything I would support) until a much higher subscriber count. Very nice and easy to work with. I only wish I could do college over again. I am finally moving into Paradise Lost. I completely underestimate how much time creating videos along side the reading was going to take. I should be 3 or 4 volumes ahead if I was not making videos. I browsed through Emerson and Burns the other day. I need to figure out how I can make a video on Burns. lol I could barely grasp the first few lines I read. I truly hope all is going well my friend! Stay blessed!

Glad I found your channel, it gives me hope that reading these books will be trendy and thy can start influencing society again. I try to promote the classics in my barber shop.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

I hope so. A trend in that direction would be amazing. Lots of life advice you can get a barber shop. Keep spreading the message my friend and thanks for watching.

My man Rob, you never cease to impress me with the breadth of interests and pursuits that you've been sharing over the years! I'm definitely going to pick up this book and check it out. My own journey in reading began very early (also participated in RIF as a child), having finished Charlotte's Web by age 6 and moved on to classics like Last of the Mohicans, Moby Dick, etc. by age 10. Although I don't read nearly as much as I would like (or should) any longer, the foundation that it provided me early in life has been an immeasurable asset in everything I've done, both professionally and personally. I've had The Great Books collection from Britannica for 30 years and read various ones, but thinking I may go back and start at the beginning and read through them all in sequence. Thanks for the inspiration!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words my friend. I hope to have my kids reading as you described soon. I would love to see them reading Moby Dick by that age. Venturing down the Great Books is a goal of mine as well. Since I started in the Harvard Classics I will complete this journey first. I think it will be a good preliminary before I venture down the entire Great Books set. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and as always stay blessed!

Your the man Rob. Love your videos because i always learn so much

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! I truly appreciate you watching them. Really enjoyed creating this as I learned a lot as well. Stay blessed my friend!

This is really a thoughtful video. Love it.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate the feedback my friend. I learned a lot making it and reading it. Stay blessed brother!

Oh, a bit of a change of pace! Cool.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. It was nice getting away from the old texts for a bit. Break is over though. Back Milton this weekend! Haha

Rob, I’m also reminded of Louise Rosenblatt’s 1938 Literature as Exploration. She described reading as a transaction between the reader and the text. Meaning, she argued, is not the printed text or in the reader’s mind, but rather the interaction between the two. I’d also add, reading contexts also shapes the transactions. Rosenblatt noted there are “text specific” passages that are explicitly stated, but often the bigger picture meaning are transactional subject to context. She gave the example of text specific with in Hamlet Act I, scene V the ghost claims to be the spirit of Hamlet’s dead Dad (the senior Hamlet). It’s explicit-not open to interpretation. However, the broader interpretation of the play can vary with different readers, or re-reading where contexts change. For me a good example is my understanding of the Bible upon my first reading in contrast to now, some 50 years later. I’d also recommend Alberto Manguel’s A History of Reading. It’s an amazing read. God’s peace my friend! Mike

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I will most definitely check these books out. Never heard of Louise Rosenblatt. I like the concept of the interaction between the two. The meaning of a text can be completely different depending on what you have read in the past and your personal experience. I think in that way, books communicate with everyone in a slightly different way. Very good point. Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed!

I have the Great Books Of The Western World series on my shelf that Mortimer J. Adler curated and put together.

@The_Cause

15 күн бұрын

That is a great set. Probably the best compilation of books that has ever been created. Adler truly believed in the expansion of knowledge and that set is the foundation to knowledge. Do you plan to read through the set?

wonderful review, really enjoyed hearing your perspective of the book and nice to see you finally getting sponsors) how long does it take you to finish that book? whats your reading schedule like?

Thanks!

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Steven for the support! Truly means a lot my friend and stay blessed!

Rob, This week I launched a series on my channel called "Books You Should Read." The inaugural book? Adler and Van Doren's How to Read. Beyond that coincidence, we both took time in our video treatment of this great book to extol the virtues of the Western canon. For anyone reading this comment, please do yourself a favor and study How to Read a Book. It may very well be the most important book you'll ever read because it unlocks the ability to read with understanding and that is necessary if you want to truly read the books of the Great Conversation here with Rob. Brian (ELA+)

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Hey Brian! I am going to have to go check it out. Thanks for letting me know. It was a very good book indeed. It is crazy how much you can learn from such a simple and practical book as this one. Stay blessed my friend and I hope you are enjoying your KZread journey.

@EnglishLanguageArtsPlus

2 ай бұрын

@@The_Cause Thanks Rob. The You Tube journey is going well. Having started in January, I set myself the goal of getting to 100 subscribers by June. It looks like I'll get there. I'd like to see a new American Republic of Letters. Doing my small, amateurish part to contribute. My project with the channel is to build a You Tube video lesson library of English studies from the ABCs and phonics, to grammar, to reader's guides to the classics and reading suggestions. That'll take time. I hope I have the patience and perseverance for it.

May recommend Alan Jacobs' "How to Think" ...

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

A friend gave this book to me. I have yet to read it. I may have to look through it tonight when I get home. Guess this is a good of sign as any to actually read it. Thanks so much for watching my friend.

Last month I read Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy and I was impressed at how direct his facts were and how less bias it was. I read a lot of history and I don't like the bias and what I call propaganda. Then I end up hate reading; hacking my way through the weeds, so to speak. Reading nonfiction is definitely not the same as reading a fictional book. I have that book and recently chatted with my son in law and he said, "If only there was a book about 'how to read.'" and I said, "oh but there is!" LOL And I happen to have an extra copy. This month the family will be visiting and I will give him his own copy. 👍📚 Ah! yes, when I participate in middle grade march, I feel I am not learning and I need to read nonfiction immediately. Great review. Now I need to mow the farm, because it's spring time. LOL Have a blessed weekend brother.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

I just finished mowing the grass as well! Haha with the rain and heat it’s been growing crazy down here. I read Caesar by Goldworthy years ago and I had Augustus in my queue but haven’t started it yet. Good author. Ron Chernow is probably one of my favorite when it comes to biographies and he paints the picture so well. I agree with the need for fiction. I think I get too focused on reading to learn instead of reading to enjoy sometimes. I truly appreciate you watching and hope your reading is going well. Stay blessed!

:o gonna need a reading list on all the topics you just mentioned regarding the civil war 📚👀 PS i’ve been reading Adler’s book this past week and it’s blowing my mind in a way that feels very pivotal! so excited to apply what i’m learning to further my learning!

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

I eventually would like to focus on a topic like the Civil War for a couple months. I think to understand the Civil War origins you have to realize that it was unfinished business of the American Revolution and a good knowledge of Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Calhoun are essential before getting to the Civil War years. Adler’s book changed the way I thought about reading as well. It really validated and helped correct some of the ways I was approaching reading. Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed my friend!

Started Edmund Burkes A Vindication of Natural Society. Finding this one tough. Seems like a 90 page stream of consciousness that no one seems to know if it's satire or not. I welcome any clues. 😂

@The_Cause

18 минут бұрын

Haha I listened to a biography on Edmund Burke but I have not read anything from him yet. I know he is in the Harvard Classics so I will eventually get to some of his works. From my understanding he was extremely intelligent. I find those books harder to read as well. So I will leave you with... good luck. lol Thanks for watching and stay blessed!

I found that sometimes we think that we understand, but don't actually. I found that sometimes we don't understand, because the book is too concise for us to understand. In those cases critiquing something you haven't understood is a good thing if you do it in a place where you can get pushback. Only if you have to state your claim and you have to make an argument for your position can you truely find out if your reasoning is solid. Sometimes you find the flaws before anybody gives a reply. That is just as much true for the author as it is for the one critiquing the author. This is one of the reasons why I write KZread comments. On this platform I have a lot of time to formulate my thoughts. I shout it into the world and sometimes the world talkes back. Through people who push back I have learned things they didn't even intend to teach me. Some have called me ignorant as I voiced opinions which they found absurd. Sometimes that has definitely been justified, and sometimes they thought I'm ignorant because I had a different worldview. As always with KZread comments, we do not know the person on the other end. All we have is that one comment and usually we just skimread it. So dealing with missunderstandings on both ends is an even bigger topic than usual. This forces me to write in a more clear manner to have at least done my part as a person communicating. I admire people who can read something and then ponder on it for half an hour. But maybe my brain is also admireable. I have a quick and slow mind. I can read something and immediately connect things together. But if I can't do it, then thinking about it for half an hour doesn't change anything. For one I already made all the connections I can make at the moment and also my thoughts wander off very easily. The reason why I said I have a slow mind is because I often hear something and then I just throw it into my subconciousness. It doesn't matter if I fully understood it yet. The next time I come across a similar topic I can connect what I've learend previously and what I newly learned. Because of that I don't worry if I didn't understand something. After all in a few months or years I may hear something new and then I will be able to understand it more fully. I agree that if you want to understand a topic more fully, you need to view it from multiple perspecitves. My method is a bit of a different one. I am a broadly interested person. To get an insight into many different fields, I like to read a book of an expert within each field I'm currently curious about. That will give me a completely biased view on that topic. Especially since I usually pick books that at least partially agree with my biases. But at the same time, experts usually respond to other experts. And thanks to that, I'm at least aware of opposing positions. If my goal is to reduce my bias then my method is pretty bad. After all the only bias I reduce is the bias that I have as a layperson, not the bias which stems from my worldview. But having a decent insight into various fileds can also help broaden the mind. I don't mind if my bias is reduced over time. But I don't like the feeling of changing my views too fast. So I'd rather do it in a slow way that fits my taste.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Very good points. I would consider your time spent learning slowly as more pursuing understanding then feeling like you truly understand in the moment. Which I think we are in agreement there. Adler mentioned the experience aspect of what you are referring and after decades of storing up all this info and being able to recall things that you have learned and experienced you can understand more deeply then someone who is younger. I also agree that stating your opinion and then letting others pick it apart is a great way to better understand what you may have misunderstood. KZread comments have helped me on these videos. To actually include this one. Very good points and I truly loved reading this comment. Thanks so much for watching and I truly hope you stay blessed!

@benrex7775

2 ай бұрын

​@@The_Cause _"Which I think we are in agreement there."_ My point was not to disagree with you. I find everything you said great and I love all the quotes you selected. There were a lot of gems among them. I just showed how I do it, which is an alternate route with a slightly different goal in mind. Also not every person is the same learning type. Some learn better through an excessive use of a highlight marker while others learn better through talking about it. And then there is me who just throws everything into the subconcious mind and let it work there. _" I would consider your time spent learning slowly as more pursuing understanding [...]"_ There is a reason behind this. Probably more than one, but I'm aware of one. I grew up in a Christian household in Switzerland. Some of the books of my mom were of young earth creationism. That is basically the idea that we take Genesis 1 as it reads and then try to find out if that is compatible with science. As secular science on the popular level is soaked in interpretations based on certain assumptions you really need to dig deep if you want to seriously combine the scientific findings and the natural reading of the first few chapters of Genesis. At school I learned the secular models while in my freetime I learned a possible alternative. Thanks to that I got a bit of an insight behind the scenes. My current conclusion is that neither side has a fully convincing model that explains reality sufficiently well. But that put a huge challenge in front of me. As I can't just lean on an institution when it comes to how earth came to be, I have to build a model of my own. And in such a broad topic where all fields of science and humanities are involved, you can't just read 10 books on the same topic and be happy. That's why my focus is more on pursuing understanding and not on truly understanding a specific topic. But if you have an understanding in one field you can sometimes transfer that understanding to a field you are not as familiar with. This is one of the miracles of our universe. After all those similarities and the understandability of the univers is not a logical necessity. This is a very interesting challenge for an intelectually minded person like me. But it also comes with a few conflicts. - What do you do if one field of science clearly points to an old earth while another clearly points to a young earth? Especially if they are interwoven in a way that not both can be true at the same time. - How do you interact with people who think science is settled and you are here and you seriously consider everything before the ancient Egyptians may be completely and fundamentally different. And it's not completely incosequential. Things like climate change, genetic decay or miracles are still appliceable questions in current times. - How should I read the Bible? Are the creation chapters of the Bible purely symbolical or are they symbolical and historical? What about Adam or death before the original sin and if they are not historical, what about Exodus, Daniel or Jesus himself? Those have theological consequences and they shape my understanding of God and how I live my life. - The Bible says that you shoud go out and evangelize. But to me the rational aspect of Christianity, although true and superior, takes a long time to unpack. Also there are some viable alternatives. I can't just go to a person and give him svereal books worth of information in one go. But if I tell them the simplified version in a convincing manner, then I feel like I gave a dishonest proposal.

@benrex7775

2 ай бұрын

​@@The_Cause lol, i just noticed you probably missed the comment and gave the heart to your comment instead of mine. But then again, your response was truely love-worthy so it definitely deserves that heart. Also I apprechiate you responing very much so having a heart is not necessary for me.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

It looks like your name may be Ben and I will just say this. If you are ever down in my neck of the woods we need to sit down and have a beer or some coffee together. You bring up points I would love to ponder over and discuss. And I worded the "agreement" comment wrong. I didn't feel you were disagreeing but more explaining how you were wired. I am wired similar in many aspects. Comments like this one help me grown and think. Love it!

@benrex7775

2 ай бұрын

​@@The_Cause My name is not actually Ben. It's an internet name I figured out years before I ever made my first comment on the internet. Ben = Son in Hebrew Rex = King in Latin 777= This stands for Jesus in the White Metal scene. So my name stands for Son of King Jesus. I know, not technically correct as I'm part of the bride of Jesus while I'm a child of the father, but they are one God anyways so it doesn't really matter. I am from Switzerland and I don't intend to visit America anytime soon. But if I ever go I now know three people I have to visit. One is an anarchist friend I met on some right wing forum and the other one is a Canadian guy who makes game development videos. Out of the blue I found out that the game developer loves church history and other stuff like this, even though he is (middleschool?) teacher and makes a 90's looking pixelart games. If you want to I could invite you to a stream where we can talk about various topics. It would be on my second channel called _Benrex777 Soapbox_ which I once intended to put my ideas on. I have the third _Benrex777 productions_ channel where I put my artistic stuff. Ever since I started my masters I have been quite inactive on my KZread video production side, but I'm always up for a conversation. Especially with interesting people like you are. Alternatively I also have discord which I use to talk to the other two.

I just stumbled upon you and I'm glad. Not sure what I was expecting, my mind is thinking Duck Dynasty + Cool Professor! Nevertheless I'm a new sub. 👍🏾

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

Well I’m glad you stumbled on by and I appreciate you watching my video. My wife will get a kick out of the Duck Dynasty professor. Lol Thanks so much for subscribing. I hope you have a blessed day and take care!

@MemphisJones

Ай бұрын

@@The_Cause be blessed brother

Great video, he was a smart man. Would recommend his book “The Great Ideas, a lexicon of western thought”. This book is the greatest investment for you and your children because it plants a seed of those deep questions, foundational classical terms, and a easy to understand overview of western thought on each topic of about 102 Great Ideas found in the Great books. Such as soul, wisdom, truth, liberty, beauty, eternity, love, family, duty, etc. perfect for someone who never received a classical education yet has an interest in the Great Books. Would also recommend a book if anyone hasn’t read it, called Pensèes by Blaise pascal. Great wisdom from a brilliant mind.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Great recommendations. I have been looking for something like the Lexicon you mentioned. I am going to try and get a copy of it. Definitely will check out the other one as well. Really appreciate you taking the time to share. Thanks for watching and stay blessed my friend!

@classicalacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@The_CauseAlso, Three Discourses on the Condition of the Great by Pascal, very short read. Free online

@classicalacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@The_Cause www.marxists.org/reference/archive/pascal/1630/three-discourses.htm

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing. It’s is short. I will knock it out this week. I know Pascal is in the Harvard Classics but I don’t know if this one is included. Thanks for watching my friend and stay blessed!

Would you be interested or able to read a specific book? It is Super Reading Secrets by Howard Berg.

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

I will most definitely check it out. I have quite the backlog I want to get done so I don’t know if it would be anytime soon. I truly appreciate you sharing the book and thanks so much for watching. Stay blessed my friend!

@showman139

Ай бұрын

@The_Cause You might want to do this one first. It is about reading efficiency. Howard Berg holds the 1991 world record for speed reading. It is interesting and while I'm not a speed reader it did help me read better.

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

I am indeed intrigued. I will order a copy and move it up the list to read! Thanks my friend.

@showman139

Ай бұрын

@The_Cause Thank You for taking me seriously. I hope your read is more successful than mine.

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

@@showman139 We will see. I have never been the fastest reader so it may definitely help me improve.

The survival of Western Civilization is threatened without its foundational texts and the knowledge of history. Thank you for continuing to honor and study these books.

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Trying to my small part to keep it alive and hopefully this little channel inspires others to pick up the torch and continue pressing on. Truly appreciate you watching my friend!

Is “Everywhere I go in my head I meet Plato coming back.” a quote from someone else, or shall I attribute it to you?

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

Haha no! It was in Adler’s book. I think he quoted someone. I will look tonight and see who it was. I am curious now. Thanks for watching!

Wow that propaganda quote was really interesting

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

It was indeed. Sadly not much has changed since then. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and stay blessed!

Try reading the Quran.

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

It is on my list as it is part of the Harvard Classic series. So I definitely plan to dive into it. Have you had a chance to read the New Testament?

@muhammadasadullahkhan7675

Ай бұрын

Yes, Not cover to cover. But Just in bits and pieces

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

Got ya. Ya both are later in the volumes I am covering the Harvard classics. I am interested to read them both and compare and discuss the differences. Of all the books in the world that has impacted history the most in terms of events and civilizations. The New Testament and the Quran stand unmatched. That should be a good educational process when I get there. Thanks for watching my friend and I truly hope you stay blessed!

@muhammadasadullahkhan7675

Ай бұрын

I've read the Quran cover to cover more than once.

@muhammadasadullahkhan7675

Ай бұрын

Before you start with the Quran, Consider this: An unaltered book with zero contradictions, All revealed to a man over 1400 years ago. Containing scientific facts unknown to its time, All ranging from the universe's expansion to the detailed description of the human embryo. I used to ask : Just how could all this be known way back in the 7th century? It is said to contain Guidance for the pious, and is a warning for all mankind.

the hell kinda hat is that?

@The_Cause

2 ай бұрын

It is just a backwards cap. Normal hat. Does kind of look like a skull cap from the angle. Thanks for watching my friend. Stay blessed!

Thanks!

@The_Cause

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support! I truly appreciate that. Thanks for watching and stay blessed my friend!