Show HN: Bible Semantic Search

crehn 4 years ago |

Hey, I got the original idea from this HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31733673

The main intention was to support more translations for better results.

Code is here: https://github.com/hoffa/bible-search

ggeorgovassilis 4 years ago |

"Computer" -> "Behold, I know your thoughts, The devices with which you would wrong me."

Suggestion: Can I link to queries, search result pages and individual query-result items?

spleeder 4 years ago | |

"What is computer?" -> "its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay." (Daniel 2:33)

tmm84 4 years ago | |

"smartphone" -> "Colossians 2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;"

Good advice.

gnicholas 4 years ago |

You might consider prepending "Show HN: " to the title of your post.

crehn 4 years ago | |

Thank you! Added.

olivierestsage 4 years ago |

This is a very useful tool -- thank you.

asimpleusecase 4 years ago |

I’m getting a blank screen.

bfung 4 years ago |

I had to be that troll: (But the tech seems good, good work!)

    search: abortion

    Results
    Leviticus 18:29
    For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

    Read Leviticus 18

    Numbers 12:12
    Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.

    Read Numbers 12
    …

trasz 4 years ago | |

Note that this seriously misrepresents the subject. For reference: https://reverbpress.com/religion/bible-supports-abortion/

tubignaaso 4 years ago | | |

Here’s a counter argument source of what the second largest contingent of Christians believe: https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2022/human-life-sacre...

trasz 4 years ago | | |

The "second largest contingent" would be a good argument for something that's based on consensus, eg some science. Otherwise - like in this case - it's just https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum.

kgwxd 4 years ago | |

The book is as disgusting as Mein Kampf. Why does any decent person think they'll find morality within it?

dang 4 years ago | | |

Flamewar posts like this will get you banned here. No more of this, please.

Also, it looks like you've been using HN primarily for political and ideological (and, god help us, religious) battle lately. That's another line at which we ban accounts, so would you please stop that? We want curious conversation here, not enemy-smiting.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Edit: actually it looks like you've only primarily been doing that for the last few days, which isn't as bad as I thought. Please avoid this kind of posting on HN, though, regardless of how wrong others are or you feel they are.

kgwxd 4 years ago | | |

> actually it looks like you've only primarily been doing that for the last few days

Sorry, I'm sure you've had to primarily deal with stuff like that over the last few days. I'll sit down for a drink with my drunk self to discuss the inappropriate behavior. Though, out of curiosity, would the entire history of a banned account be removed from the site ;)

> (and, god help us, religious) battle lately.

:)

seibelj 4 years ago | | |

It’s a super old book that guided a large portion of humanity through pre-enlightenment time. The historical references are pretty factual based on other sources and archaeological finds. The Bible is an interesting artifact.

LittleShaman 4 years ago | | |

You use "guided". It still guides the largest religion and another important one. Even though it does give insight to its historical context, it is much more than an artifact. Criticism of its morals are still relavant.

seibelj 4 years ago | | |

I was trying to write in a specific way for the HN audience. But yes - it remains a very important moral text for many people, including on HN.

quartesixte 4 years ago | | |

It also is the basis of modern, Western literary culture and with it its philosophical tradition.

trasz 4 years ago | | |

Same way alchemy and astrology are.

turing_complete 4 years ago | | |

So, you read neither of them?