: Why Bible quotes exclusively? What happened to the Eastern religions?<BR> I'm still working on the Unicode mods.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Larry Wall questions why the discussion focuses only on Bible quotes and wonders about the exclusion of Eastern religions.
- In plain terms
- He asks why only Bible quotes are used and what about Eastern religions.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider including diverse religious perspectives in discussions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What other religions could be represented?
- How does focusing on one tradition affect dialogue?
Another view
The comment may be rhetorical and not a serious critique.
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