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Top 5 Holy Books
Someone finally has the guts to say it!
Holy books have generated a lot of faith, and a lot of strife. Some more than others, for sure. I won’t be going into all that here. What I’m interested in is which books have remained readable and salient despite thousands of years passing since they were written. Discovering which bits of wisdom have survived the test of time is really comforting, I think. It connects us to the past, and makes this whole human morality project seem less arbitrary.
For a little background, I am agnostic. I grew up in the Southern United States — born Catholic and then baptized Southern Baptist as a teenager (all the cool kids were doing it). At 16, sitting in church, I very suddenly thought, “Uh-oh! I don’t believe in God.” And that was that. I was a Dawkins-reading atheist, destroying believers with FACTS and LOGIC. Until my mid-twenties, when I discovered woo-woo spirituality. Now I roll my eyes at myself as I use words like “god,” and “my soul.” I don’t know what is literally true about anything anymore, and I don’t care! Higher powers are useful!
And for anyone who subscribes to any of these religions, and feels like your holy book should be higher — sell me! This list is based on my current perception and I would be happy to learn more. Also, lists are dumb and who cares.
