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Mildly annoyed when people constantly refer to their article as the Bible of X. For those of us who are religious, it is in poor taste.
by djha-skin 3y ago
Mildly annoyed when people constantly refer to their article as the Bible of X. For those of us who are religious, it is in poor taste.
- jjgreen 3y agoFair point
- catiopatio 3y agoEven as someone who grew up in a very religious household, I am still struggling to come up with a “steel-man” argument on your behalf. Can you explain why you believe it is in poor taste?
- comprev 3y agoHow common is the expression "Qur'an of X" instead of Bible?
- burnished 3y agoWhat? You appear to be saying nonsense.
- tyingq 3y agoThe "Torah of X" is fairly common.
- einpoklum 3y agoBut in Hebrew, "The Torah" doesn't mean a certain book anyway. There are "The five one-part-of-five's of Torah". The Torah is like the teachings, or the postulates, or the theory. So there's Jehova's Torah, or Torat Hashem; but there's also your mother's torah: "Remember, my son, your father's Mussar (= mores), and do not abandon your mother's Torah (= teachings)".
- tyingq 3y agoSure, though the Latin and Greek words that Bible comes from don't mean any particular book either.
- detrites 3y agoI don't know. This is an English-speaking site. From the Cambridge Dictionary definition of the English word "bible": > a book, magazine, etc. that gives important advice and information about a particular subject: Vogue magazine quickly became the bible of fashionable women.
- doublepg23 3y ago“The Mecca of X” is common enough. I’ve said “The Mecca of Nerds” to refer to Microcenter on a few occasions.
- jakear 3y agoThe word "Bible" comes from the greek word "τὰ βιβλία", which quite literally just means "the books". I don't see any issue.
- burnished 3y agoStruggling to see it. Think this might just be a you thing? Maybe talk to a religious leader in your community, they might help you with a different perspective that'll speak to you.
- detrites 3y agoWell, now you know how not-religious people feel about "their" word.
- tpoacher 3y agoIt shouldn't. "Bible" etymologically derives from "book", and its meaning denotes an authoritative book, or "the" book on a topic. While it is true that the "Christian Bible" has customarily been shortened to just "Bible", in principle it is appropriate to call any authoritative book that claims to be "the" book on a topic as a "Bible", without necessarily carrying any religious connotations. That's not to say that people might not make that link mentally, but technically and etymologically speaking the term is not religious. In the same way that some people may no longer identify as gay=happy, but if you start getting offended about people acting having a "gay old time", then that would say more about your sensitivies than about how people choose to use the word in different contexts.
- jakear 3y agoThe common phrasing christians use is actually "The Holy Bible", with "Holy" being a common word in the bible meaning "set apart for God". So "The Holy Bible" is that particular "Bible" (book) which has been set apart for God. In fact, calling it a Holy Bible implies there are Bibles which are not Holy. As one would expect, given a bible is just a book, in greek.
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- BirAdam 3y agoIt may be in poor taste, but from a religious person’s point of view, quite a bit of the current culture in most western nations is in quite poor taste. I understand and sympathize with your objection, but I think that those called to faith (including myself) need to make peace with secularization and do as we are taught: take the road of peace at all times, accept without condoning, approach all things with open hands, provide a better example, help when help is needed, and be willing with the courage of our convictions to testify for faith when asked (and only when asked).
- arp242 3y agoYou can also view it in a positive way: "this guide is complete and comprehensive, and it's as good as the Bible", or something along these lines. That's the way I always viewed it anyway, but I'm also not religious, so who am I to say how you view things, right? But just a thought...
- drpixie 3y agoHa ha - I had the opposite reaction ... "Oh dear, some god botherer has wrapped their special text in a shell script. Why is this on hacker news? #$%$%$@!!" Turns out I quite misdirected myself. Don't agree with all his tricks (some are very brittle) but impressive anyway
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