Bible References and Critiques
Comments reacting to Bible quotes or references in discussions, often dismissing them as irrelevant, fictional, or comparable to other texts.
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Well, it is a bible, after all.
There's a reason they call it the Bible.
Yes, but the bible is a work of fiction.You might as well be quoting "But the magical fairie text says...".Also, there are many different "Christian" traditions, it's not a single homogenous group. Also, are they not allowed to evolve and improve over time?
You probably should have mentioned that this verse is from the Bible, not some other book.
makes as much sense as the bible
No. That's called bible-thumping.In our world, it's trivially easy to get hold of any major religion's works, and only moderately difficult to get hold of smaller religion's works, primarily due to translation issues.And in light of context, you weren't comparing the writings or showing different religions' thoughts on human longevity - you were implicitly stating that your choice of religion was the right one, by stating it matter-of-factly.
Implying they have actually read the Bible
Dare I say the bible comes to mind
You're being a little hard on the Bible.
This subthread reads like an excerpt from the Bible.