/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.2624641]

Is Guns, Germs, and Steel worth reading? If it helps, I'm agnostic on the "race realism" thing. And I know Jared Diamond's a jew, fuck off stormfags.

[Anonymous No.2624652]

I don't think /lit/ has much in the way of stormfags. Anyway, I thought this was a good read. Read it critically, of course, but even if you don't come away convinced there are a lot of interesting facts and an interesting perspective.

[Anonymous No.2624658]

>>2624652
This is how you should read any nonfiction text.

[Anonymous No.2624659]

Yeah, I would say at least read it and consider his arguments. It's a well-researched, well-argued, well-written book.

Probably point out that it's been criticized from the left as well as from the right. I don't think either criticism should be taken all that seriously, but it's worth mentioning.

>>2624652
>I don't think /lit/ has much in the way of stormfags.

Sadly...

[Anonymous No.2624661]

>>2624658

Yes, of course.

[Anonymous No.2624668]

>>2624659
Yes, and if I may speak for all of /lit/, for I certainly believe I am representative, we hate the jews and down with all the jews and jew related races.

[Anonymous No.2624687]

Definitely, it's an interesting take. Read it then read the Decline and go from there.

[Anonymous No.2624702]

It doesn't matter what 'race' the author is. Fucking genetic fallacy.
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/genefall.html

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What matters is the merit of the argument/work itself. In this case, his book is nurture only which is surely wrong. However, i'm sure it offers some worthwhile interests. Obviously, genetics does not explain everything in history.

[Anonymous No.2624707]

>>2624702
You are very obviously wrong for reasons that are self-evident.

[Anonymous No.2624712]

>>2624707
About what?