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Originally Posted by wgrimm
I am not so sure that this is a good starting point- The Holy Bible is a very popular book, and I am not so sure that its popularity means it has low worth.
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The Bible is a special case, as it is in most other considerations as well.
Although I think at its plainest (and with the caveat that religious books universally have necessarily great significance to believers), my earlier statements hold true in that ideas from the bible are all around us. Even if you never read it (or never in full), chances are you know about the 10 commandments, and have a pretty good idea what most of them are; know the more popular bible stories, a good deal about the life of Jesus, et cetera. All without the necessity of reading it for yourself.
If you never read the Bhagavad Gita (not that it's by any means obscure) chances are you'll never be much aware of or influenced by the ideas therein... unless of course you live in a country where it is as popular as the Bible is in the western world (or close to it).
- Ahi