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:Like all atheist criticisms this was lacking in that it lacks perspective. A list of atheist/agnostic movies shows there were MANY that were bad and certainly not cinematic masterpieces as can be seen [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls076551036/ HERE]. | :Like all atheist criticisms this was lacking in that it lacks perspective. A list of atheist/agnostic movies shows there were MANY that were bad and certainly not cinematic masterpieces as can be seen [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls076551036/ HERE]. | ||
| − | :In addition, the Bible teaches the sovereignty of God and indicates that God is a planner. In addition, it teaches history is unfolding the plan of God. The Bible is a masterpiece of storytelling where the story is true/historical. Even the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] indicates: " | + | :In addition, the Bible teaches the sovereignty of God and indicates that God is a planner. In addition, it teaches history is unfolding the plan of God. The Bible is a masterpiece of storytelling where the story is true/historical. Even the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] indicates has good things about the Bible as can be seen below. |
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| + | {{Cquote|For some reason the [[Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science]] (UK) was not approached for a donation in support of Michael Gove's plan to put a [[King James Bible]] in every state school. We would certainly have given it serious consideration, and if the trustees had not agreed I would gladly have contributed myself. In the event, it was left to "millionaire Conservative party donors". | ||
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| + | I am a little shocked at the implication that not every school library already possesses a copy. Can that be true?... | ||
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| + | [[Ecclesiastes]], in the 1611 translation, is one of the glories of English literature (I'm told it's pretty good in the original Hebrew, too). The whole King James Bible is littered with literary allusions, almost as many as [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] (to quote that distinguished authority Anon, the trouble with Hamlet is it's so full of clichées). In ''[[The God Delusion]]'' I have a section called "Religious education as a part of literary culture" in which I list 129 biblical phrases which any cultivated English speaker will instantly recognise and many use without knowing their provenance: the salt of the earth; go the extra mile; I wash my hands of it; filthy lucre; through a glass darkly; wolf in sheep's clothing; hide your light under a bushel; no peace for the wicked; how are the mighty fallen. | ||
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| + | A native speaker of English who has never read a word of the King James Bible is verging on the barbarian.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/may/19/richard-dawkins-king-james-bible] }} | ||
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| + | And the Bible is the world's best selling book of all time and continues to be so.~~~~ | ||
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Will someone fact check this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_3J6Go5Ng This guy claims the persecution depicted in this movie "doesn't exist" and says the court cases actually "look bad with a little research." I'm sure the "research" he did may have inaccurate information especially if it comes from a "neutral" source. Shobson20 (talk) 13:02, 17 March 2020 (EDT)
- Like all atheist criticisms this was lacking in that it lacks perspective. A list of atheist/agnostic movies shows there were MANY that were bad and certainly not cinematic masterpieces as can be seen HERE.
- In addition, the Bible teaches the sovereignty of God and indicates that God is a planner. In addition, it teaches history is unfolding the plan of God. The Bible is a masterpiece of storytelling where the story is true/historical. Even the new atheist Richard Dawkins indicates has good things about the Bible as can be seen below.
Richard Dawkins wrote:
| “ | For some reason the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (UK) was not approached for a donation in support of Michael Gove's plan to put a King James Bible in every state school. We would certainly have given it serious consideration, and if the trustees had not agreed I would gladly have contributed myself. In the event, it was left to "millionaire Conservative party donors".
I am a little shocked at the implication that not every school library already possesses a copy. Can that be true?... Ecclesiastes, in the 1611 translation, is one of the glories of English literature (I'm told it's pretty good in the original Hebrew, too). The whole King James Bible is littered with literary allusions, almost as many as Shakespeare (to quote that distinguished authority Anon, the trouble with Hamlet is it's so full of clichées). In The God Delusion I have a section called "Religious education as a part of literary culture" in which I list 129 biblical phrases which any cultivated English speaker will instantly recognise and many use without knowing their provenance: the salt of the earth; go the extra mile; I wash my hands of it; filthy lucre; through a glass darkly; wolf in sheep's clothing; hide your light under a bushel; no peace for the wicked; how are the mighty fallen. A native speaker of English who has never read a word of the King James Bible is verging on the barbarian.<ref>[1] |
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And the Bible is the world's best selling book of all time and continues to be so.~~~~