“The book of the Bible which most obviously resembles the Taoist classics is Ecclesiastes.”
But at the same time there is much in the teaching of the Gospels on simplicity, childlikeness, and humility, which responds to the deepest aspirations of the Chuang Tzu book and the Tao Teh Ching.
"A Note To The Reader".
The Way of Chuang-Tzŭ (1965)
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“… the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon.”
Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 2000s, 2004, Interview by Wallace Shawn, 2004 <br class="br">Context: You can find things in the traditional religions which are very benign and decent and wonderful and so on, but I mean, the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon. The God of the Bible - not only did He order His chosen people http://www.bible.org/netbible/1sa15.htm to carry out literal genocide - I mean, wipe out every Amalekite to the last man, woman, child, and, you know, donkey and so on, because hundreds of years ago they got in your way when you were trying to cross the desert - not only did He do things like that, but, after all, the God of the Bible was ready to destroy every living creature on earth because some humans irritated Him. That's the story of Noah. I mean, that's beyond genocide - you don't know how to describe this creature. Somebody offended Him, and He was going to destroy every living being on earth? And then He was talked into allowing two of each species to stay alive - that's supposed to be gentle and wonderful.
“The Bible is the most brutally honest book that does not whitewash or sugarcoat history.”
Newton Lee American computer scientist
Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016
“"Classic." A book which people praise and don't read.”
Mark Twain book Following the Equator
Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. XXV
Following the Equator (1897)
“The Bible is the most thought-suggesting book in the world.
No other deals with such grand themes.”
Herrick Johnson (1832–1913) American clergyman
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 31.
“The Bible is most dangerous book ever written on earth, keep it under lock and key.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
From Why You Should Never be a Christian (1987) by Ishaq 'Kunle Sanni and Dawood Ayodele Amoo.
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Donald Judd (1928–1994) artist
Source: 1960s, "Specific Objects," 1965, p. 75; Cited in: Diane Waldman. Carl Andre https://archive.org/stream/carlandre00wald#page/6/mode/1up. Published 1970 by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. p. 6
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“To me, the Bible is a book. Important, no doubt, but a book.”
José Saramago (1922–2010) Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature
Interview to the newspaper "O Globo", 2009.