I've always wondered, do you spice up the boots with like a dry rub or sauce or do you just raw dog it when licking?

Did the author approve of these changes? Was this revision made to better reflect the authors intentions or was it made to censor words and phrases that the publisher things will make people on twitter angry and thus reduce sales?

Its actually frightening that you teach literature and youre ok with an artist work being changed without their permission/consent and that your justifying altering said work for profit motive.

Because it robs them of the opportunity to see how norms have changed, and explanation of why it changed and why that language is unacceptable today. Which in my opinion builds a far better and informed citizen than those who simply do because they are told its wrong with no deeper understanding of why its wrong. Might even get so bad people start justifying book censorship...

A world in which censorship is viewed as pragmatic is a frightening world indeed.

And I am living in the same world as young people with the same economic conditions from a poor family and no college degree and yet I feel far more suited to dealing with this Hellscape than many of my contemporaries. I reckon that has to do with my mom raising me with my head not in the sand to the horrors of the world around me.

Its generally hard to tell the difference on the global issues like controlling your populace.

Interesting how we assume our contemporary standards for what is acceptable for a child to read, in terms of maturity,, to be superior to past generations. When I look at the rates of anxiety and depression and the general malaise many adults are feeling now dealing with adulthood, I don't think we should be so arrogant to assume we got it right now.

What I find interesting to everyone saying it's not the same as a totalitarian nation state, which of course it isn't, but begs the question, how do you think we end up with a totalitarian nation state? I'd argue accepting blatant re-writing works of art, not to mention that your favorite search engine gives different information depending on what region you live in, is a step in that direction. Whats that old saying, those who don't learn from history being doomed to repeat it...

I think perhaps they mean more many sciences were begun or had roots in metaphysical beliefs/practices like Alchemy becoming Chemistry as an example.

That is only one, in my opinion, very slanted definition of Faith. Most people don't have first hand evidence on most of the things we believe. We believe scientist but how many have done any of the research or testing necessary to hold evidence. Its faith that one is exhibiting when they trusy that what one is being told is coming from a reputable source.

Boy, this escalated quickly...