> My comment about "people" actually wasn't the hyperbole part; The "nobody" statements were the hyperbole. Yes that's clear. I was put off by the "people" com

> My comment about "people" actually wasn't the hyperbole part; The "nobody" statements were the hyperbole. Yes that's clear. I was put off by the "people" comment, and separately by the "hyperbole" (which I still think are just wrong statements but it is fine if we disagree). > I did a study when I was younger of "readers" of the Bible, and found that, although many people will say that they read it, very few had enough knowledge to make that statement believable (Even on simple questions like "Who baptised who when Jesus met with John the Baptist, and why?" or "Why was Jesus so down on the Pharisees?" - many couldn't even tell me how many gospels there are!). So I find readership statements suspect, and stick to my original assessment that people rarely read the iconic works of the world, but rather rely upon what "everyone knows" about them. Fair enough, I suppose. Another point of view: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299433/bible-readership-in-the-usa/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/299433/bible-readership-....