Who Else Thinks That The Bible Is The Worst Book Written In History

[Parche]

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[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Evidently you haven't read much supposedly funny spoof science fiction.

:scared:

[China_cat]

2. If you read it carefully, you'll find most science fiction

is based on the bible. Talking animals? Bats are birds and rabbits chew a cud? People disappearing into the clouds? Burning bushes that talk? Wheels of fire in the sky? Raising people from the dead?

Add a good dash of fantasy to the sf.

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Actually, I read a great deal of comparative spirituality

and know that the powers displayed by Jesus are considered common in India, and that there are shaman and mystics in nearly every country (some positive, many negative).

The Bible has some astonishingly good social engineering and principles for fruitful living, which if enacted, would allow for a superior society. It's not all fear and heirarchies (although that's what it has very nearly become).

[End Of The Road]

3. I thought it was more interesting than Love Story. nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Then you've not read Red Badge of Courage, nor Furry Star Trek FanFic.

[KamaAina]

5. Bzzzzzt! Wrong answer.

Thanks for playing, though, and enjoy the home version of our game.

[yellowcanine]

6. Actually the Bible is a collection of books. Some are very well written and beautiful. Others, not

so much. Song of Solomon and the Psalms come to mind for the former. Revelation and Paul's letters in the latter category.

[Richardo]

7. Not as long as a copy of 'The DaVinci Code' exists....

...but it's close. I find it nearly impenetrable - especially the Old Testament.

[TrogL]

8. Which translation?

[ashling]

9. Never read Ann Coulter's screeds, huh?

:shrug:

[madinmaryland]

10. What about the part that says "and the Cock crowed three times"

:wtf:

Sorry, had to interject a bit of George Carlin.

:hi:

[philosophie_en_rose]

12. No, but some of the fangirls and boys are quite silly.

:bounce:

[Mad_Dem_X]

40. LOL! nt

[BlueIris]

13. I'm hoping your post is what I think it is; weak sarcasm. If not—taste.

As in, get some.

I'm an agnostic and think it's the Book of Books. Been nursing a mild Bible-as-literature obsession since '02. 'S great. So, please don't post again until you've had a decent amount of time to get hip. Your post hurts my eyes.

[riderinthestorm]

22. Eek, after numerous journeys through the Bible, I could never proclaim it as the "Book of books"

With so much other really great literature out there, I'd offer that so, so many other books qualify as a better read than the bible.

[supernova]

14. Don't you mean "worst collection of books"

The Bible isn't a single chronological narrative after all,

It's a collection of works taking from the Hebrew bible and New Testament literature.

[Elidor]

15. It's fascinating

As much for what they don't say (but include without comment, such as Jesus refusing to see his own Mother). A couple of other books really opened it up for me, including "An Historian's Review of the Gospels," whose author I don't recall offhand.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. Having never read it, in its original language I could not say.

It sure does seem to have affected you, however.

[ironflange]

17. It's up there, but let's not forget "The Turner Diaries"

And "Atlas Shrugged."

[Fox Mulder]

18. It's up there, but it isn't the worst.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Haven't read it

What's it about? :shrug:

[kineneb]

20. "review": Not too bad for a bunch of desert fairy tales...

but the organization is very haphazard and it needs a better editor. There is no consistency between chapters and many of the tales contradict each other. Apparently the original tales have become corrupted over the passage of time, as some completely lack a plot.

The genealogies quickly become tedious and should have been presented in a graphic layout to avoid confusion. There also seems to be too many different translations, many of them rather poorly worded. It is noted that there are no source materials listed in the back of the book.


:evilgrin:

[Aristus]

21. Well, I'm a Christian, so I suppose I can't say 'yes'.

Anyway, some parts are very well written. Isaiah is eloquent, if long winded. Amos is like a cantankerous old-school social justice liberal. Ezekiel reads like Harlan Ellison crossed with William Burroughs. Paul reads like a pursy-lipped old moralist, but with some moments of genuine tenderness for Timothy and others. The Book of James reads as if Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter had collaborated on a book of holy scripture.

Just because I'm not a Bible-thumper, doesn't mean I'm a Bible-basher. I prefer to bash the ones who use the Bible to bash, if you know what I mean... B-)

[laconicsax]

23. No, but it does seem to be the one book to have inpired the most violence in recorded history.

[Mad_Dem_X]

39. Totally agree

There are worse books, but none that have inspired such violence, sexism, homophobia, hypocrisy, etc.

[ThomCat]

24. As an athiest I'll say

some of the books of the bible are great philosophy, entertaining storytelling and/or useful morality plays. But some parts of some books suck on multiple levels.

I would be far less critical of it if it wasn't taken literally, and if they recognized that it has a historical context that pretty much has not applied in quite a long time. It would also help if people recognized that it's an anthology of short stories from a bunch of different sources, not the literal words somehow writen by a immense formless entity.

I have no problem with reasonable and moderate Christians being inspired by this book, as long as they are willing to help us keep the Bible far away from law and public policy.

[deepthought42]

25. Based on what I have read...

Yeah, it's up there. :scared: Red Badge of Courage sucked too.

[Forkboy]

26. You kidding? The Old Testament is the shit.

Blood, death, sex, violence, more sex, adventure, romance, more sex and violence, a bear mauling kids. Revelations alone is cooler than weekend on Pluto.

Fuck..it's the best book ever!!!

Just don't believe a word of it. :)

[Tektonik]

27. At least it's not Moby Dick

[asteroid2003QQ47]

28. No source materials listed is the kiss of death.

It's fairy tales, take it with a grain of salt.

[cynatnite]

29. I think it's a fucking awesome book...

as long as the reader keeps it in it's historical context. But I'm waiting for the extended version to come out. You know, the one that has ALL the books of the bible. Mary Magdalene, Thomas, and others. Get me a director's cut and I'll become a believer. :evilgrin:

[JVS]

30. No way. It's so quotable. Just like Lebowski.

[LanternWaste]

31. It's got nothing on that sub-literate piece of crap entitled...

It's got nothing on that sub-literate piece of crap entitled 'The Illuminati Trilogy", which (unfortunately) I think just as many take literally as people do The Bible.

[StrongBad]

32. I guess I'll subject myself to ridicule here but I think it's a beautiful book

I consider myself quite the literate person but the wisdom and depth contained within those pages far surpass any other work I've read in my life.

To each his own I guess.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

33. Well, aside from the fact that it's not a single book but 66 different books,

have you actually read it, or are you just parroting ill-informed declarations from atheist-oriented websites?

[Deep13]

34. From a literary point of view, it is pretty bad. nt

[BlueJazz]

35. I've read it...cover to cover. 10% OK..... 90% Bullshit..

It's influence has degraded society in a horrible fashion...

[EstimatedProphet]

36. The worst book in history was about 2 poodles that fall in love.

Seriously. That's a book. Yuck.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

37. Adam and Eve? n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

38. Real poodles.