Do you think Apple should include a copy of the Bible ...

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Do you think Apple should put a copy of the Bible ...with the basic set of applications and documents that is included with the iMac ?
 
I seem to recall reading somewhere that Steve Jobs is an agnostic (or is he an Atheist?). What do YOU think he'd do. Personally, I don't think I need a bible on my Mac. It would just clash with the Porn... ;)
 
That's fine with me as long as they also include

Bhagavad Gita

Bahai Texts

Buddhist Texts

Confucian Texts

Corpus Hermeticum

Dead Sea Scrolls

Divrei Torah

Enuma Elish

Ethiopian Texts

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Gnostic Texts

Hindu Texts

Islamic Texts

Jain Texts

1st and 2nd Books of Jeu

Mormon Texts

Nag Hammadi Texts

Old Testament Apocrypha

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Pistis Sophia

New Testament Apocryphal Acts

New Testament Apocryphal Apocalypse

New Testament Apocryphal Gospels

Taoist Texts

Sepher Yetzirah

Shinto Texts

Sikh Texts

Tibetan Book of the Dead

Urantia Book

Zen Texts

Zoroastrian Texts

and the book of satan 1 - 666

As well as all other worldly texts like the Klingon Bible
 
A better question is why Apple (or any computer company for that matter) should endorse any religion.

Something tells me that those who want the bible on their systems aren't exactly having a hard time finding a copy (for free).

On the other hand, NeXT used to include a ton of great reference material on their systems. This included a Dictionary (with illustrations) and the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. They also included a free copy of Mathematica for systems sold to students. The World Book Encyclopedia included now is nice, but I think Mathematica would be better. :D
 
Is this thread a spawn of the Bible on your iPod thing?

I'm a devout Christian and I think that:
a) This would never in a million years happen
and b) if it did it would be a bad thing.

The backlash of people feeling that something was being forced on them would be huge, and besides it's not like there isn't a good amount of software, websites, etc to access the Bible readily available. Have Google, will have Bible. Those of us who want it can seek it out easily.

I suppose that if a company was founded by someone with very strong beliefs, and those beliefs dictated how he or she ran the company it would be in their prerogative to do something like that. But Apple is hardly that company.
 
Besides, which version to use, King James, NIV, etc? Please, such a silly question.
Why not ask if auto manufacturers ought to include religious tracts with the purchase of a new car?
Now if hotels started offering laptops, I could see them continuing the tradition and installing Gideon software...
 
I am with mi5moav in this. Christianity is not the ONLY religion.

PS. Go to Sherlock, then Gutenberg project .. you can get at least Tao Teh Ching, Bhagavad Gita.. I think Bible too there.
 
These days, most religions are only too happy to supply you with their holy texts.

I say "these days"; during the middle ages, the Roman Catholic Church kept the actual text of the New Testament a carefully guarded secret. Only the clergy were given access to the text itself; the masses had to take their word for it. Priests could tell them it said whatever they wished...
 
The moment the United States allows me to be considered African American and be considered a minority will be the day that I will pay all my overdue taxes. Just becuase I'm white doesn't allow for the U.S. to strip me of my heritage.
 
Hmmmm ...that makes absolutely no sense.
(Are you Tree?)
How does this even remotely relate to the
subject of this thread? Just curious....
mi5moav said:
The moment the United States allows me to be considered African American and be considered a minority will be the day that I will pay all my overdue taxes. Just becuase I'm white doesn't allow for the U.S. to strip me of my heritage.
Click to expand...
 
Randman said:
Now if hotels started offering laptops, I could see them continuing the tradition and installing Gideon software...
Click to expand...
Sorry, Brian, I used the Gideon ::angel:: reference on the first page.

:p
 
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