Religious books

[truthBtold]

Why is everyone just assuming the bible, I said ancient religious books and writings in general.

Ohh ok. Da sorry.. the bible is bullshit!

[archangle]

Does anyone else here actually enjoy reading them? I like reading the ancient stories, and you get an insight of how people thought back then. Hopefully one day, all religious books will be regarded as just that, ancient literature and and a way to get insight into the minds of the people at that time, how they thought, felt and saw the world.

same here. No more than I like reading "love stories".

I scan them because I am uncomfortable with the gui parts. But I also understand that some people connect with that type of writing. That is on me not them. To a degree.

I scan for the information. or the axioms. If a book really resonates with me I list the facts or axioms they have used. Just to makes sure the author didn't hood wink me. Kraus's "something from nothing" is an example. I loved the book but then I listed what he said. I still love the book tho I don't agree with some of his conclusions.

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Why is everyone just assuming the bible, I said ancient religious books and writings in general.

Ohh ok. Da sorry.. the bible is bullshit!

This is atheist site. some people don't understand that we weren't popped by local pastor or daddy so we can look at the issue objectively.

Atheistims in many ways is just like any other religion. It has sects too. There are fundamentalist that don't much care for an opposing point of view. They think their "relationship" is reality. Just like a bible thumper does his/her.

[Confused Ape]

Why is everyone just assuming the bible, I said ancient religious books and writings in general.

I'm not just assuming the Bible. I'm interested in comparative religion.

[Sinbad]

Why is everyone just assuming the bible, I said ancient religious books and writings in general.

Can you define ancient religious books and writings please.

[fr0d0]

I'd wager that in the future or exploits will be far more disgusting than our forbears.

[Angrboda]

If you exclude religious art from your experience of art, you're going to unconditionally exclude some good with the bad. That being said, artistic techniques improve over time, so much that was written in the past is not as good as more current efforts. But it's like music; some of it is timeless, and some of it doesn't age well. Given the religious reasons for the popularity of much of the material, though, it can be hard to determine what is popular because it's good rather than popular just because it's required.

I personally like reading older theology and philosophy because it fills in the mosaic out of which modern thought is constructed. Philosophy is like a dialogue, extending back in time throughout history. If you don't understand what was said in the past, you'll miss important elements of what's being said in the present.

[Fromper]

Why is everyone just assuming the bible, I said ancient religious books and writings in general.

Can you define ancient religious books and writings please.

Just for one example, I picked up a translated version of Tao Te Ching, just out of curiosity. I'm interested in the history of different cultures, so reading a "holy" book that influenced so many people is something I'm curious to do. I just haven't gotten around to actually read it yet.

[Rev. Rye]

There's a few authors of religious books I like.

Christian:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
G.K. Chesterton (fiction only)
Thomas Merton
John Donne
Flannery O'Connor

Buddhist:
Pema Chodron
The Dalai Lama
Stephen Batchelor
All the writers in "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones"

[MindForgedManacle]

I rather like G.K. Chesterton. His interpretation of the Book of Job is fairly interesting.