/lit/ - Literature

>>12912074
Since when is Schelling an antinatalist?

>mfw The Bible is actually a fine work of fiction

>>12633478
>(Calgary) Library doesn't have Thus Spake Zarathustra nor World as Will and Representation

I don't know how they think this is acceptable

>>10866821
>replying to yourself

>>9848268
Go to bed Bloom.

>>9791101
>Atheism is a religion

You might find your brain better suited to non-intellectual boards

>>9779504
I was going to say

Autist here. Have I been misusing this reaction image of Bloomkun? I usually use it to express contempt but on 2 separate occasions people seemed confused so maybe I have misread his expression

I am reading because reading more difficult material changes the structure of your mind. There are too many books in the world, which is why I agree with Harold Bloom that you should only read the very best.

Like when you're young and naive, you listen to adults talking and what they're saying doesn't make sense, so to does the mind that hasn't approached heavy literature process information. I read heavy literature, because I believe that when I read heavier literature, not only is it an accomplishment, but it also programs, wires my mind in a way that is conducive to processing more complex information.

This is the reason why I read these books, and also because I want the deepest, most spine chilling stories that I could possibly hope for. Your general tripe doesn't entertain me, and I, by nature, am always seeking deeper existential marvels. It's just the way I am wired, I am always seeking. This is why I read dense, classic, intimidating literature.

>>9754140
because they are extremely shallow books dumb people have built a mythology of intellectualism around to appear less dumb. Probation is over.