No, it's not Jewish. The choice of Gutenberg as the site name is likely an allusion to the first printing press being invented by the historical figure, Johannes Gutenberg. The actual founder of Project Gutenberg is Michael S. Hart who has no mention of being Jewish on his Wikipedia page and looks fairly European (basing that on his big ears).
(And also if he was a Jew, do you think he would give away e-books for free?)
[ - ] UncleDoug 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 18:50:21 ago (+1/-0)
You might be surprised to learn there are many atheist and agnostics that are stoics.
Although some stoics hold the mindset of divine logos Pantheism, it essentially is just describing the law of nature.
Marcus Aurelius, for example, mentioned very clearly in the Meditations that the Stoic philosophy would be equally applicable regardless of whether the Gods that he believed in existed or not and regardless of whether there was an afterlife or not.
Stoicism does not invoke supernatural gods but rather the use of nature as a model for informing humans how to live a good life.
Although Atheism would not be necessary in a Stoic world because there would be no god-claims to reject.
Note that not all atheists are communist Jews, or leftards, a good portion just don't believe in divinity. That includes Abrahamic religions.
You don't need religion to have values, you don't even need Hellenic philosophy such as Stoicism, but it can help.
The Enchiridion 35: Never be afraid to do the right thing even when the world is against you.
[ - ] TFS 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 12:42:01 ago (+1/-0)
I'm on a VPN that is currently set on a German IP address and this is what I get when I click that link (Gutenberg)
"We apologize for this inconvenience. Your IP address has been automatically blocked from accessing the Project Gutenberg website, www.gutenberg.org. This is because the geoIP database shows your address is in the country of Germany.
Why did this block occur?
A Court in Germany ordered that access to certain items in the Project Gutenberg collection are blocked from Germany. Project Gutenberg believes the Court has no jurisdiction over the matter, but until the issue is resolved, it will comply.
For more information about the German court case, and the reason for blocking all of Germany rather than single items, visit PGLAF's information page about the German lawsuit.
For more information about the legal advice Project Gutenberg has received concerning international issues, visit PGLAF's International Copyright Guidance for Project Gutenberg"
This is some creepy shit. ZOG needs to be permanently removed from this world.
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 13:30:39 ago (+1/-0)
I understand, but there's nothing I, as an individual, can do to repel ZOG in Germany from blocking Gutenberg. I can draw attention to it and provide alternatives, but this is mostly out of my control.
Update: The original image in the OP features Seneca the Younger in the background. This new image features Epictetus in the background: https://files.catbox.moe/84fxy9.png
[ + ] 1Icemonkey
[ - ] 1Icemonkey 7 points 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 11:19:40 ago (+7/-0)
[ + ] Xigbar68
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 3 points 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 11:25:37 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] SparklingWiggle
[ - ] SparklingWiggle 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 22:12:23 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Xigbar68
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 0 points 2.7 yearsSep 13, 2021 13:29:13 ago (+0/-0)
(And also if he was a Jew, do you think he would give away e-books for free?)
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/about/
https://www.gutenberg.org/about/background/mission_statement.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart
[ + ] SparklingWiggle
[ - ] SparklingWiggle 0 points 2.7 yearsSep 13, 2021 15:49:32 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] UncleDoug
[ - ] UncleDoug 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 18:50:21 ago (+1/-0)
Although some stoics hold the mindset of divine logos Pantheism, it essentially is just describing the law of nature.
Marcus Aurelius, for example, mentioned very clearly in the Meditations that the Stoic philosophy would be equally applicable regardless of whether the Gods that he believed in existed or not and regardless of whether there was an afterlife or not.
Stoicism does not invoke supernatural gods but rather the use of nature as a model for informing humans how to live a good life.
Although Atheism would not be necessary in a Stoic world because there would be no god-claims to reject.
Note that not all atheists are communist Jews, or leftards, a good portion just don't believe in divinity. That includes Abrahamic religions.
You don't need religion to have values, you don't even need Hellenic philosophy such as Stoicism, but it can help.
The Enchiridion
35: Never be afraid to do the right thing even when the world is against you.
Great words to live by.
[ + ] TFS
[ - ] TFS 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 12:42:01 ago (+1/-0)
"We apologize for this inconvenience. Your IP address has been automatically blocked from accessing the Project Gutenberg website, www.gutenberg.org. This is because the geoIP database shows your address is in the country of Germany.
Why did this block occur?
A Court in Germany ordered that access to certain items in the Project Gutenberg collection are blocked from Germany. Project Gutenberg believes the Court has no jurisdiction over the matter, but until the issue is resolved, it will comply.
For more information about the German court case, and the reason for blocking all of Germany rather than single items, visit PGLAF's information page about the German lawsuit.
For more information about the legal advice Project Gutenberg has received concerning international issues, visit PGLAF's International Copyright Guidance for Project Gutenberg"
This is some creepy shit. ZOG needs to be permanently removed from this world.
[ + ] Xigbar68
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 13:07:50 ago (+1/-0)
https://archive.ph/XAWeG
https://files.catbox.moe/6z34la.txt
[ + ] TFS
[ - ] TFS 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 13:26:10 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Xigbar68
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 1 point 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 13:30:39 ago (+1/-0)
I can draw attention to it and provide alternatives, but this is mostly out of my control.
[ + ] TFS
[ - ] TFS 2 points 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 13:43:52 ago (+2/-0)
That's a good start, and it's more than most do.
[ + ] Xigbar68
[ - ] Xigbar68 [op] 0 points 2.7 yearsSep 12, 2021 21:53:30 ago (+0/-0)
The original image in the OP features Seneca the Younger in the background. This new image features Epictetus in the background: https://files.catbox.moe/84fxy9.png