captainhowdy82 t1_j29jxgq wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:08 PM

Reply to comment by showmeurknuckleball in 4chan /lit/'s 2022 top 100 books of all time by pizzapastamix

I can’t say I’ve read it cover to cover, but I’ve read enough of it to know that I don’t think it’s incredible. Like long lists of lineage? No thanks.

showmeurknuckleball t1_j29n69v wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Job and Ecclesiastes are the best stand-alone and not-too-long books in my opinion. But if you don't like philosophy and/or mythology, you're not gonna get as much out of the bible

captainhowdy82 t1_j2a22ba wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:02 PM

I already told you I’ve read a lot of it. There’s a lot of useless garbage in there that isn’t even interesting from a mythology or philosophy standpoint. Hardly THE greatest book of all time.

TatterMcTot t1_j2advof wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:18 PM

I mean we heard you say that you read it, it's just your synopsis makes you sound like... A liar. I mean, the lineage stuff is even right near the beginning.

But I digress, The Bible is read, re-read and talked about a million times over daily. Why it may not be the greatest piece of literature, it's certainly one of the most influential, regardless of what captainhowdy thinks he read.

captainhowdy82 t1_j2ayaxh wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:33 PM

You know, I used to be one of those people who constantly read and discussed the Bible. I never said it wasn’t influential. Obviously millions of people have been brainwashed into believing God Himself inspired it. Doesn’t make it a good read.

matreshka-mozg t1_j2atskn wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:02 PM

> baseless accusations of lying

> ad populum

Average Bible enjoyer.

That-Requirement-285 t1_j2c5u3o wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:54 AM

Really? From both a mythological and philosophical standpoint, the Bible is extremely influential. Solomon, David, Moses, Judith, Esther, Jesus himself etc have all been portrayed and referenced countless times throughout art and literary history. The philosophy within the book sparked the most influential and largest religion of all time (currently).

I don’t believe in a lot of stuff within the Bible, but it definitely earned it’s place.

captainhowdy82 t1_j2c73ma wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:05 AM

You are all confusing “influential” with “good” or “great.” Yes, it was the ONLY book available to read for many people for a long, long time. Yes, millions of people have been brainwashed into believing it’s real. Is it actually a good book? Nope.