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Well, I suppose the God is the best-selling author of all time, given that he is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, and the Author of Authors.
by jononomo 3y ago
Well, I suppose the God is the best-selling author of all time, given that he is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, and the Author of Authors.
- dredmorbius 3y agoIn the beginning was the Word ... Though also: of the making of books there is no end. In seriousness, however, I had in mind the ... less than fully-voluntary publication and distribution of such works, as compared with commercial publications for which, presumably, there is some general demand amongst the population. Then there's the realisation that some EULA from Facebook or TikTok is probably the most-published text in all history.
- jononomo 3y agoWell, I'm a theist and I buy the "in the beginning was the Word" idea 100%. It is the truest statement that can be expressed in human language. In my view the "hard problem of consciousness" that Sam Harris keeps referring to is in fact "the hard problem for materialism". And I don't doubt that the Bible is the most-published book of all time. The Bible is one of the few books that a person may easily own two dozen copies of over a lifetime. And people do actually read the Bible. In fact, if you're unfamiliar with the Bible that a great many references in other great literature will be lost on you. It is a truly foundational text. As for EULAs, they don't count because no one reads them.
- dredmorbius 3y agoGeneral agreement, particularly on that last point.