Websites of Knowledge?

AvantLegion asks: "Every now and then, I stumble upon a website that is just a veritable tome of knowledge - be it of a certain theme (like Snopes.com) or more general information (Everything2.com). Free documentation databases are invaluable, but rarely seem to come up very early in Google searches. What websites out there do you consider to be indispensable sources of knowledge? (save the obvious Slashdot jokes). Where do you look up information besides combing through search engine results?"

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The "Beginning of knowledge"

[superyooser]

or "the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]," as stated here, would be the best place to start learning. I have three buttons for reference sources in my Mozilla PrefBar: Google, Dictionary, and the Bible. I have found the third to be the most valuable of all.

Every now and then, I stumble upon a website that is just a veritable tome of knowledge

There are 66 veritable tomes of knowledge in this single online compilation. It's completely searchable by word or numerical reference and available in many languages and versions. Five languages are offered in audio, too. It's all free.

Re:The "Beginning of knowledge"

[superyooser]

1 Kings 7:23 -- The Bible does not state that Pi=3.0. I addressed this bogus claim here.

Leviticus 21:16-21 -- This is about the qualifications for priests in ancient Israel. Just as the animals given for sacrifice had to be without physical blemish, a priest handling the animals would also have to be without physical blemish. It is all symbolic. In contrast, the Messiah brought in the era of personal priesthood. Every believer is to be a priest. Don't ask me to explain the beliefs or practices particular to Roman Catholicism.

Exodus 4:11 -- I don't understand your objection with this text. Read the context.

Deuteronomy 14:7 -- I'll quote from this page:

[T]he Hebrew phrase for âchew the cudâ(TM) simply means âraising up what has been swallowedâ(TM). Coneys and rabbits go through such similar motions to ruminants that Linnaeus, the father of modern classification (and a creationist), at first classified them as ruminants. Also, rabbits and hares practise refection, which is essentially the same principle as rumination, and does indeed âraise up what has been swallowedâ(TM). The food goes right through the rabbit and is passed out as a special type of dropping. These are re-eaten, and can now nourish the rabbit as they have already been partly digested.

1 Chronicles 16:30 -- I didn't think you were being serious with this one at first, but since I see that other skeptics on the web have brought it up, I'll point you to an answer.

Isaiah 13:10 -- Yet again, see the context. This is prophecy to occur near the time of the second coming of Messiah.

Genesis 19:8 -- Well, it seemed that it was going to be either his daughters or the angels. Lot had a terrible set of options. Again, if you read the context, you'll see that Lot did not actually give his daughters over to the Sodomites. Even if he had, it wouldn't necessarily mean that God looked favorably on it.

Might I suggest a book? How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940).

1. Understand the book - What is the author saying?
2. Interpret the book - What does the author mean?
3. Evaluate the book - Is the author right or wrong?

You often attempted to evaluate texts without even knowing what was being said, much less interpreting it.

Re:MSDN

[Loonius Trugoats]

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