Which book is more boring and confusing - the Quran or the Bible?

Question

As an atheist, I have read both. And I find them both boring, repetitive and confusing. But, I would say the Quran was the worst of the two.

Answer 1

the Bible was just a book to me..there were many good stories..but there were good stories in the set of Hans Christian Anderson books.

However, the day that I actually met God..my eyes were opened, and my mind was opened to the understanding of the Book.. Now, it is full of life, and the meanings are vivid..When I pick it up, it is alive..

Answer 2

The Torah survived for thousands of years written on parchment scrolls. However, we must recognize that the Torah is a compendium of many writings by different authors which was codified into a single document by learned rabbis about 1400 years ago. The Christian Bible or Gospels were the first book published using a printing press. They'll also stick around. But, we should remember that there are numerous different gospels, each of which has been translated into different languages. The result is that different sects of Christianity have unique beliefs which may never be reconciled. The Quran basicly exists in one form. There are not multiple versions. You also shouldn't study it in any language other than the original Arabic. There's a tradition of memorizing the entire Quran. I think the hafiz performs this honorable task. All of these books will survive in our collective memories and also as printed media, because they are the most valued writings that humanity has produced. These books express our collective values, and through their parables, describe the human condition.

Answer 3

Both are boring at times, though I haven't managed to get more than halfway through the Quran yet because I felt more compelled to read the Bible back to back. They are both histories, and have something to teach, but if you take anything unquestioningly, well I'd say that's not very smart. I became a Christian based on personal spiritual experiences, not the contents of the Bible. I believe it should be the same for anyone of any religion, even atheism.

Answer 4

the koran is the miracle ..... it is the ultimate guide to show u to the path of success in both the worlds .....the bible after being changed by the ppl after jesus p.b.u was tkaen up by god, is confusing n boring too ... but Koran is 14000 yrs old..and is still the ONLY book to show u etrenalsuccess in both the worlds .. n is very humane and gives equal rights to all...

thus KORAN IS THE BESTESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT BOOK EVER READ BY ANYONE !!!!

Answer 5

I've tried to read the Quran, out of respect for the friend who gave us one and the millions of people whose beliefs come from it, but, yep, the water's awful muddy! Meanwhile, I'm always surprised at how fascinating and lyrical the Bible can be. Right now I'm pretty jazzed by Habakkuk. (Who would have thought...!)

Answer 6

I've never read the Koran. I've read parts of the Bible, and, while it can be confusing, even inconsistent and is supposedly not in chronoligical order, I don't find it as boring as you do, but I tend to focus on the proverbs and psalms.

Answer 7

It is insensitive to ask a question if either of these 2 holy books are boring/confusing or not. The Quran and the Bible are written in a such a manner that it uses metaphors and complex analogies to interpret a wide array of situations. Because of this, it is often that people have different perspective towards a specific verse from these holy texts. This causes the confusion.



Some people find certain points made in these holy texts repetitive might be because the point that was made might be intentionally repeated to emphasize the need for it to be addressed. Typical of humans, we tend to repeat our past mistakes, so it seems only natural that certain points have to be 'nagged' on in this holy texts in the hope that through constant reminder, we might change for good.



As you are an atheist, it is natural for you to be opinionated towards the Quran and the Bible. It does not appeal to your ideals and principles thus you find it boring and perhaps redundant. However, this is not the case for believers of the faith.

Answer 8

They are Holy Books.

Not only you, but millions of people, including religious followers, think that they are boring, because they are extremely difficult to understand. All books of high ideals, of advanced sciences, of progressive philosophies are boring to heedless people. Can you tell how many people admit that the UN Charter is interesting and useful to them?

Some day, more people will turn back to the diligent and devoted study of the Sacred Scriptures, and especially to put those sacred verses into practice, then mankind will enjoy a new Golden Age.

Answer 9

well then read the nazi cronicles thats what athiest like hatred .spend all your time fighting a truth that has been here forever and will always be here ,how about taking some of the things you read and apply them to your life like feed the hungry help the less fortunate care for your human brothers and sisters show some love thats in the bible

Answer 10

I'm sorry I'm answering this question, but it's not for your sake, only for the defense of the Holy kor'an. By the way muslims believe in the Bible too, so u' better steer clear of both, and find something useful to do .



if u think this is freedom, ur freedom is rubbish and am sorry for u.



Abuse reported.

Answer 11

The Koran is pretty bad. At least the first half of the bible is filled with killing, torture, slaughter, blood, and some really good drug-induced tripping. But the touchy-feelie crap of the second half is at least as bad as the Koran.



The Revelation though is awesome. That book kicks assss.

Answer 12

Did you had in mind when you read this two wholly books that they are thousands of years old? I can talk about only the Bible - did you realize that the Bible was written by different people with their own understanding and interpretation? Also the message portrayed by Christ thought the writings was relevant to that era and might not be as relevant for today. I believe in the progressive revelation, meaning that God sends about every 1000 years a manifestation (Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad were all divine Messengers; the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are the most recent) so we can know God and get closer to Him.



I can recommend you two interesting books (wholly writings) that are very recent in comparison with the Bible and Quran and are addressed for "today".



Baha'u'llah and the new era - by J.E. Esslemont

http://bahai-library.com/?file=esslemont_bahaullah_new_era (online book)



Some answered questions - by Abdul-Baha

http://bahai-library.org/writings/abdulbaha/saq/ (online book)



You can also find other wholly writings (online), here: http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/

http://bahai-library.com/writings/downloads.html

http://www.bahai-library.com/



Hope these books will make more sense for you.

Answer 13

Actually... there are many books called "The Theory of Evolution"

you have a computer right in front of you don't you? Look it up.

Answer 14

the only book i know that is boring is darwin's theory of evolution

Answer 15

i have only read the bible, well was FORCED to read the bible.

i found it to be a very amusing fairy-tale. but i still prefer red riding hood.

Answer 16

one may be more boring or confusing but the people that take that stuff seriously are equally delusional...seriously...

Answer 17

bible comes alive to me.

qu'ran is man's viewpoint

Answer 18

the Bible.



it can put people into a coma.



or serious brain damage.

Answer 19

Neither.

Answer 20

I was disappointed in both of them.

Answer 21

they both are ficticious ramblings.

Answer 22

Before I began living for the Lord, I only read bits and pieces of the Bible. The main book being Revelation. For some reason, I was always concerned with this particular book- I was always concerned about my future as most people are. At that time although I professed being a Christian, did not live like one at all. When I began living like one, I prayed for understanding and what it meant for me, and the world, and still did not become faithful in reading the it until one-two years later. I started in Psalms and sometimes read the same chapter over for a couple of days because I wanted to understand. And finally after making sure that I was distraction free and able to meditate on what I was reading- God started to open my eyes. It opened my eyes to the truth that God loves me. No matter what!! It showed me that he had a purpose in his mind when he made me and you as well and that pupose can and will be filled if I stopped trying to run my life and let him do it. Now although I have lost plenty according to the world's standards, I have gained much- my family restored, my bills being paid in full-although we are living off of one income; friends that love me unconditionally and are willing to pray for me, and help when they know that I am in need. I used to have a life that was lead by worrying. But now, I trust in what God's word (Jesus) says and I could go on for weeks telling you how HE KEEPS EVERY PROMISE made in the Bible! When I don't read it for a few days, I actually miss it because it is nutrition for my soul. I also know that it is truth because Jesus said that he was the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through Him. And muslims believe him to be a prophet of God, well you can't be a true prophet of God and a liar also, and the fact that almost every prophesy of the Bible has come true (watch the Discovery Channel), I know that it is truth. My husband used to be an atheist and now he is a believer ( not because I told him to, but because God revealed it to him) and you are in my prayers as long as I live.You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Answer 23

I don't care which is more boring or confusing. What I want to know is which is true. They can't both be true because they contradict each other and they both say they are coming from God. The law of non-contradiction says they can't both be true if they contradict each other. I'll take the Bible. The Koran accepts parts of the Bible as inspired scripture and then contradicts it. It accepts the gospels. The gospels say Jesus died on a cross. The Koran says He didn't but the Koran says the gospels are inspired scripture. Either He did or He didn't die on a cross. If He did then the Koran is wrong but the Koran says it came from God. Can God be wrong? You have an unbroken tradition of 600 years until Mohammad came on the scene that says Jesus died on a cross and that includes non-christian historians like tacitus, suetonius, thallas, pliny the younger and josephus. All of a sudden, up pops this guy by the name of Mohammad 600 years later who says "let me tell you what really happened". Very few secular historians will say that Jesus didn't die on a cross. They might say that he didn't raise from the dead because seculars don't believe in miracles and the ressurection is a miracle. But very few historians will say that He didn't die on a cross. The Koran is just flat out wrong about that. Therefore since God can't be wrong, the Koran is not from God.

As for your atheism, I've got to be honest with you. Anybody who says there is no God is just not thinking straight. In your brain there are 100 billion neurons. Each one of those neurons(remember, there's 100 billion of them) is connected to 1000 other neurons. That comes out to 100 trillion connections in your brain. These connections send electronic signals(and you can measure the electricity) from one place to another. If part of the brain is damaged and you lose some function that is controlled by that part of the brain, the brain can actually re-wire itself and let other neurons in the undamaged part of the brain take over so that you can get back that function. That's only the connections in the brain, not the rest of the body.

Our bodies also have tons of information in the DNA. You have enough information in your DNA to fill encyclopedia sized books stacked from here to the moon and back 500 times. Do you really think that came about by just random chance........kind of like a monkey typing out the works of Shakespear just by randomly plucking away at the keys?

You need to step back and look at the big picture of what is being claimed by evolution, namely, that the unbelieveable complexity of the human brain(not to mention the rest of the body) is nothing more than re-arranged pond scum. It’s pond scum from the original prebiotic soup re-arranged over billions of years into 100 trillion connections in the brain by luck…..just random chance. Most of the atheists I know are not dumb. How they could come to the conclusion that there is not God is beyond me.



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