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Re:Ask HN: What content/knowledge is most important? by bananarchist on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:37PM (#33123641)
Religious texts contain many lessons, fables, morals and parables about collaboration and cooperation, especially in contexts of extreme poverty, low tech scarcity, etc, the likes of which one would certainly be facing under this scenario.

Don't blame the tools for how people have historically used them. I do, however, agree that it makes sense to include more than just the bible, as almost every sacred text is rich in wisdom.

Re:Ask HN: What content/knowledge is most important? by uxcolumbo on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:48PM (#33127859)
Yes, but there is a lot garbage and harmful stuff included… it adds too much noise.

Take all the good stuff from those religions texts and create a new book using plain language.

Re:Ask HN: What content/knowledge is most important? by dozgon on Saturday October 08, 2022 @11:20AM (#33133025)
How about ancient Greek philosophies (e.g., Aristotle, stoicism)?
Re:Ask HN: What content/knowledge is most important? by uxcolumbo on Saturday October 08, 2022 @05:43PM (#33136286)
Yes, I think those are important… understanding the origins of democracy and the concept of eudaimonia etc.