Would someone please invent a Holyometer?

Question

A device that could accurately measure the holiness of any book would show which book is right! Is it the Torah, one of the Christian Bibles, the Koran, or possibly something else? All we need is a working Holyometer, and there can be an end to the bickering (unless, of course, none of the books are holy, but how could that many people possibly be wrong?)

Answer 1

I'll answer your parenthetical question first: easy. They are referencing books that were written so very long ago that they offer little or no guidance about how to live in the 21st century.

What we really need is to give up the concept of living our lives out of a book, no matter how wise, and start learning the art and science of good moral judgment. Cultivate ethics, as it were.

Answer 2

The bible is such a unique collection of documents as it was written over 1600yrs by 40 people from 3 continents of many walks of life (from kings to fisherman to tax collectors, politicians, historians, shepards, etc.). They wrote in different languages, during war, and during peace. They wrote about very controversial topics. Yet they are in unison. The bible has survived. Think about the original writings of Julius Caesar. Gone. The only things we have are 10 copies of what he wrote that were written 1000 yrs after his death. 600 copies of the Iliad were made 1300 yrs after the originals. There are over 24,000 copies of the New Testament made within 35 yrs of the originals (which were penned shortly after the events which occurred). Therefore, there is no gap between the events happening to the originals to the copies. No other document has been scrutinized and attacked as the bible and yet, here it is. In 300 AD Diocletian (Roman Emperor) ordered all bibles be burned and anyone with one be executed. 25 yrs later, Constantine ordered the copy of 50 perfect bibles. The finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls was huge. These scrolls added 1000 yrs of credibility to the Old Testament. They confirmed the oldest existing documents that the world had. Compared with all the existing manuscripts, the historians said, “Good job. Nothing has changed.” < (My words, not theirs)>There are many prophesies that were fulfilled about the destruction of empires down to the details of how it would happen. Not to mention the prophesies about the coming Messiah (which Jesus was the only one to fulfill all of those prophesies). Just to name a few, He was born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13), died by crucifixion (Psalm 22), and buried in a rich man’s tomb (Isaiah 53:9). This is no ordinary book that passed the "holyometer" test long ago.

Answer 3

Yes.
http://schnebin.blogspot.com/2007/12/proof-of-god.html

Build your own with my instructions above and use it to measure any holy book, philosophy or religion. It's incredibly accurate and works every time.

Answer 4

It's not the books, but the message.

That is why the holyometer capability is within each of us.

Answer 5

Holy is a subjective term.
Therefore, you can't measure it objectively.

Answer 6

There is one - it's called FAITH. and if your faith is strong, you'll know that the only book that is right is the Holy Bible. God's word. what more do you need to know? it's GOD'S WORD. point blank.

Answer 7

Ahhhh...but that is why you were given a brain, and a heart, so you can build your own holymeter. :)


In Love and Light.

Answer 8

The Holymeter states that this question is unholy and ridiculous.

Answer 9

yeah what babak said.

Answer 10

If not that, A bullshit meter may work just as well.