Comments on: The Bible Is Not The World’s Best-Selling Book https://www.atheismnetwork.org/2011/12/20/the-bible-is-not-the-worlds-best-selling-book/ Analysis, discussions, essays, media links, news, forums, and website links. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: skywiseunlimited https://www.atheismnetwork.org/2011/12/20/the-bible-is-not-the-worlds-best-selling-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 skywiseunlimited Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:24:48 +0000 https://www.atheismnetwork.org/?p=1044#comment-3824 Interesting points. It seems like my teen can quote chapter and verse from Harry Potter but can only guess wildly whether Moses is Testament Old or New. She goes to Sunday School every week, damned if I know what the hell they do there. Interesting points. It seems like my teen can quote chapter and verse from Harry Potter but can only guess wildly whether Moses is Testament Old or New. She goes to Sunday School every week, damned if I know what the hell they do there.

]]> By: Jake Wilson https://www.atheismnetwork.org/2011/12/20/the-bible-is-not-the-worlds-best-selling-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3789 Jake Wilson Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:34:11 +0000 https://www.atheismnetwork.org/?p=1044#comment-3789 The article you have pointed to states that the bible is the most read book, however it completely ignores the fact that most who own a bible have not read its entirety. Which is a point outlined in this article. It would be irresponsible to consider the reading of a short passage of text within a book on the same level as reading a book tens of times over. Additionally, the article you present gives no measure of the uncertainty on its estimation, which in the scientific community would render it worthless. You seem to have missed the point of this article, which was not to provide accurate figures for best-selling books of the world, but which was to highlight the fact that some people try to insinuate a level of greatness to the bible that it does not deserve. The article you have pointed to states that the bible is the most read book, however it completely ignores the fact that most who own a bible have not read its entirety. Which is a point outlined in this article. It would be irresponsible to consider the reading of a short passage of text within a book on the same level as reading a book tens of times over.

Additionally, the article you present gives no measure of the uncertainty on its estimation, which in the scientific community would render it worthless.

You seem to have missed the point of this article, which was not to provide accurate figures for best-selling books of the world, but which was to highlight the fact that some people try to insinuate a level of greatness to the bible that it does not deserve.

]]> By: David https://www.atheismnetwork.org/2011/12/20/the-bible-is-not-the-worlds-best-selling-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3788 David Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:16 +0000 https://www.atheismnetwork.org/?p=1044#comment-3788 Sounds like you are doing quite a bit of 'estimating' and assuming. Here's an article where the author said he did research to get the numbers. (http://www.squidoo.com/mostreadbooks) Perhaps you should change the title of your article to "The Bible is Not the World's Most Read Book" so as to match the content...although it seemed like you were guessing at the number of people who have actually read the bible. Surprised to see so many assumptions on an Atheist site... Sounds like you are doing quite a bit of ‘estimating’ and assuming. Here’s an article where the author said he did research to get the numbers. (http://www.squidoo.com/mostreadbooks)

Perhaps you should change the title of your article to “The Bible is Not the World’s Most Read Book” so as to match the content…although it seemed like you were guessing at the number of people who have actually read the bible. Surprised to see so many assumptions on an Atheist site…

]]> By: david https://www.atheismnetwork.org/2011/12/20/the-bible-is-not-the-worlds-best-selling-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 david Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:37:05 +0000 https://www.atheismnetwork.org/?p=1044#comment-3743 Totally agree with your reasoning. The bible is fn boring and dumb. Greetings from David in England. I'm an atheist too. Totally agree with your reasoning. The bible is fn boring and dumb. Greetings from David in England. I’m an atheist too.

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