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I don't see why quoting the bible is any worse than people constantly quoting other dead people. Just think about how often Franklin's "Liberty vs Safety" is q
by toomanybeersies 10y ago
I don't see why quoting the bible is any worse than people constantly quoting other dead people.
Just think about how often Franklin's "Liberty vs Safety" is quoted here and around the rest of the internet.
Or how often people like to compare the world to 1984 or Brave New World.
- Fuzzwah 10y agoThe most obvious difference: When quoting the bible you're not quoting from the direct source, but a translated and interpreted version. When quoting Franklin it is actually his words.
- RealityVoid 10y agoDoes it really matter? For example, the books he laid out as exaple were probably edited multiple times before release. And most books written by foreign authors are translated and adapted to the language you are reading them in. Most translations of the bible try to keep as close to the source as possible and manage to do so. And if you imply som morphing of the bible that happened during its existance, there is historical evidence that seems to prove that it remained quite constant. I see diyseguy post quite interesting, in that he is aware of the priming that still is in his mind and the way that it influences his thinking. I see him not more excessive importance to the bible than many of the people that quote from works of fiction on HN.
- toomanybeersies 10y agoAlbeit misinterpreted words: https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/14/how-the-world-butchered-benjamin-franklins-quote-on-liberty-vs-security/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/14/how-the-world-butchered-be...