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Derek Ross | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Some day, I'd like to read the Bible. I don't know if I could get through it, but I'd like to try. I am not religious at all.
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bitcoinsandy | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Watch ‘Life of Brian’ . Has everything you need there 😂
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marcelinho | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 at least the 10 commandments are actually quite useful for living in a peaceful society. 🙏
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deadnpub | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Just read the Readers Digest version. The full version has a whole heap of nothin' but begattin' goin' on for ages which gets a bit boring.
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James Lewis | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Life is about love, and God is Love Itself. He manifested Himself in the Person of Jesus and gave Himself for you. That's the story the Bible tells, but it's a big book to get through if you go cover to cover.

Because of its many authors, it's hard to see that's what's been written, so I'd recommend starting with the gospels (first four books of the New Testament), and read some of the epistles before going through the Old Testament.

One of the greatest points on which I meditate is the two greatest commandments (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A36-40&version=NRSVUE) to love God and love neighbor. That's what business is, what money is meant for, and why I believe money is in essence information about that goodwill exchange. It indicates that Bitcoin truly is the better money because it is 100% honest, whereas fiat lies about it, seeing as printing money is a forgery in the record of the good we have done to and for one another.