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Thread #135039   Message #3079557
Posted By: Stringsinger
21-Jan-11 - 03:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: How the Bible altered how we speak
Subject: RE: BS: How the Bible altered how we speak
MP, "do unto others" has been around a lot longer than the bible. It was originally
"don't do unto others that which you wouldn't want done to you" and is found in many other religions.

Remember that the bible is nothing but a rehash of other religions and the King James Version was written to appease the warring factions of religious belief at the time.
The King James is a johnny-come-lately.

One of the things that bible has succeeded in doing in altering the speech patterns is fostering a slavish adoration for ignorance and inconsistencies. In short, maybe the bible has altered our speech by making us more unintelligible.