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Secondly, books are catagorized by the "world's most widely used library classification system" known as the Dewey Decimal System.
"The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, devised by library pioneer Melvil Dewey in the 1870s and owned by OCLC since 1988, provides a dynamic structure for the organization of library collections. Now in its 22nd edition, and available in print and Web versions, the DDC is the world�s most widely used library classification system."
Source: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/
You must not have gone to college. At least not yet.
Universities and Research Institutions don't use Dewey Decimal. They use the Library of Congress (the one the gov't created, like he said) system which does break items down into categories unlike the DDC which simply uses numbers. The Bible is indeed placed under "Non-Fiction", "Historical", and "Religious/Spiritual".
The DDC is well-suited to small libraries because it's easier to learn and use and is better suited on libraries with only a few books, but for bigger libraries the standardized LoC system is used.
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Originally posted by cjbaldw:
the Bible is generally known as one of the most if not the most accurate historical set of documents on the planet (the Bible is after all a compilation of separate texts), verified and backed by literally thousands of separate manuscripts that have been proven authentic. Not to mention, it is also the single best selling book over all time, and every year, consistently.
These are facts, and are easily verifiable if you want to do the research.
you need to do some research. "most accurate historical document?" are you serious? see, i dont have a problem with people believing what they want to believe but at least have an understanding of why you think the way you do. why are you a christian? and because your parents were isnt a good answer.
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Originally posted by sigma:
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Secondly, books are catagorized by the "world's most widely used library classification system" known as the Dewey Decimal System.
"The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, devised by library pioneer Melvil Dewey in the 1870s and owned by OCLC since 1988, provides a dynamic structure for the organization of library collections. Now in its 22nd edition, and available in print and Web versions, the DDC is the world�s most widely used library classification system."
Source: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/
You must not have gone to college. At least not yet.
Universities and Research Institutions don't use Dewey Decimal. They use the Library of Congress (the one the gov't created, like he said) system which does break items down into categories unlike the DDC which simply uses numbers. The Bible is indeed placed under "Non-Fiction", "Historical", and "Religious/Spiritual".
The DDC is well-suited to small libraries because it's easier to learn and use and is better suited on libraries with only a few books, but for bigger libraries the standardized LoC system is used.
...Typical American egotism. Out of four university libraries I've visited in the US, only ONE used LCC. Georgia Southern University (which I worked at), Georgia Tech, and Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga are ALL Dewey based. UNCA was LCC. Oxford (yeah, THAT Oxford) is DDS.
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Originally posted by Forgotname:
Furthermore, the Bible is generally known as one of the most if not the most accurate historical set of documents on the planet (the Bible is after all a compilation of separate texts), verified and backed by literally thousands of separate manuscripts that have been proven authentic. Not to mention, it is also the single best selling book over all time, and every year, consistently
As you said but it was also written by man/woman and open to interpretation of that man/women who wrote it. Then add in how many different versions of the bible there are, and how many interpretations have been made since any orignal work has been done? It is all in one's belief, and what they choose to believe in, or not believe in. Not anyone else's, just theirs.
I for one represent a small part of the Aetheist population. That is my belief and no one can deny me that...except me
I plan to read DC, just for the entertainment value....
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Originally posted by chemguru:
Originally posted by sigma:
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Secondly, books are catagorized by the "world's most widely used library classification system" known as the Dewey Decimal System.
"The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, devised by library pioneer Melvil Dewey in the 1870s and owned by OCLC since 1988, provides a dynamic structure for the organization of library collections. Now in its 22nd edition, and available in print and Web versions, the DDC is the world�s most widely used library classification system."
Source: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/
You must not have gone to college. At least not yet.
Universities and Research Institutions don't use Dewey Decimal. They use the Library of Congress (the one the gov't created, like he said) system which does break items down into categories unlike the DDC which simply uses numbers. The Bible is indeed placed under "Non-Fiction", "Historical", and "Religious/Spiritual".
The DDC is well-suited to small libraries because it's easier to learn and use and is better suited on libraries with only a few books, but for bigger libraries the standardized LoC system is used.
...Typical American egotism. Out of four university libraries I've visited in the US, only ONE used LCC. Georgia Southern University (which I worked at), Georgia Tech, and Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga are ALL Dewey based. UNCA was LCC. Oxford (yeah, THAT Oxford) is DDS.
The only thing "egotistical" was your assumption that I was referring to non-US institutions at all considering that the LoC system is only rarely used outside the US. And since the entire conversation revolved around "our government's system" I thought it was rather obvious we were referring to the US government and its' system used primarily in its' country.
Call me egotistical if you want, but trying to correct someone when you have no idea what you're talking about is just ignorant. I'm happy for you that you know what the DDS is and can copy-paste some information about it, but you can't correct something that was never in dispute. There is nothing "not quite" right about what was said -- the LoC system classifies the Bible exactly as stated.
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I stated earlier I have "Deception Point" in Word format. I just remembered while emailing it to a fellow CEGer, per request, that i actually have ALL FOUR Dan Brown books in Word format. Thats "the Da Vinci Code", "Angels & Demons", "Digital Fortress", and "Deception Point".  its a very small file, zip format, so it wont be a pain to send/receive. you can read and/or pass it on to your friends. steve Next to Micheal Crichton, Dan Brown is my favorite modern author, cant wait for his next work to come out. -oh yeah, i dont care for any "classical" authors 
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Originally posted by dubkatz:
The bible is a history book writen by humans, and most of the time people that write about our history are people who survived a war/conflict to tell about it.
Not to mention the groups who authorized the versions of the Bible we know today had agendas of their own.
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Originally posted by svt4stv:
Next to Micheal Crichton, Dan Brown is my favorite modern author, cant wait for his next work to come out.
-oh yeah, i dont care for any "classical" authors
To get back somewhat on topic, I read "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton a few weeks ago, anyone else read it?
Man, what a good story and a well researched read that was, definitely challenged some of my assumptions (based upon the data in the bibliography provided) regarding global warming. For anyone who hasn't read it, pick it up, another great read by Crichton, surrounding a hotbed topic in current times...:)
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I just finished Deception Point yesterday.. Great story, though the ending seemed a bit rushed. Still, was a great read. All I've got left to read now is Digital Fortress. Huge Dan Brown fan!
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I just bought State of Fear and DaVinci Code on audiobook to listen to on my ski trip... I'm excited!!!
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