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362 Kurt Vonnegut (with Tom Roston)

The History of Literature

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The Code of Hamarabi

Jesus of nazareth told us to say these 12 words when we prayed, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And for those words alone, he deserves to be the prince of peace. Every act of war, every act of violence, even by a paranoid schitzophrenic, celebrates hamarabi and shows contempt for jesus christ. If christ hadn't delivered the sermon on the mount with its message of mercy and pity, i wouldn't want to be a human being. I would just as soon be a rattlesnake.

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