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human
Hello there and good morning. Are you a religious person? I myself do not even own the Bible despite having over 5 billion copies sold.
gpt
i am not a religious person. i do not own a bible. it has sold quite well. the author must be rich LOL
human
Yes they must LOL. Prior to 1963 it was not uncommon for students in the USA to be required to read from the Bible.
gpt
the classroom certainly has changed because of court cases and such. i figure that there is value in religious texts but students should read a range of them
human
Yes I don't think it should be a part of education especially not elementary education.
gpt
elementary is a bit young, but high school students can read texts from world religions and understand their impact on the world. Thomas jefferson created his own version of the bible, using a razor to cut out the 'supernatural' parts, such as the miracles and the resurrection. maybe students could experiment the same way.
human
Yes that is true I agree with you on that. Apple only became known as an Apple when the Bible was translated into Latin in the fourth century. Quite interesting I didn't know that.
gpt
yes, the language of the bible reflects the history of language and sometime historical places and events. it is a historical document.
human
*raises eyebrows* It definitely is he got that right. The biblical tower of babel was likely named after an actual building so some of it is based off real life situations.
gpt
*relaxed posture* i would love to visit the place and seen the tower that spawned the story. Teddy roosevelt and john quincy adams are the only two us presidents that did not use a bible at their swearing-in ceremonies. i guess they used a different document?
human
*opens mouth slightly* Yeah they must've not sure what they use though. They have also made a lot of movies based on religious fact. Tom Hanks is actually the highest all time box office star.
gpt
*hands at sides* tom has got the touch! he works with very good people too. i figure that his name alone is worth a lot audience for any film
human
*opens mouth slightly* Yeah definitely my favorite film of his was Forrest Gump. There have also been some box office flops like the movie Trojan wars. I have never even heard of it.
gpt
neither have i. it must have been terrible LOL forrest gump was based on a book whose author never saw any money from the movie.
human
That seems unfair. I think it's funny that the silence of the lambs came out on Valentine's Day. Not exactly the traditional love story.
gpt
no not traditional but love is many things to many people and i guess some couples like to be scared out of their wits
human
Yeah that is true. It definitely wasn't a flop like Disney's treasure planet which was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.
gpt
i never saw that either. disney does not always succeed. maybe they should have put tom hanks in it LOL
human
*raises eyebrows* Yeah maybe that would have got them a bit more money. Disney actually considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was the box office failure.
gpt
i think that is an extreme response. one problem, and they turn tail? seems like an overreaction. im glad that they didnt stop. lots of great movies came out after that.