#interpretation

The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.

From Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

The Gospels are not historical accounts; they are theological documents.

From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Every map tells a story; it is our job to read between the lines.

From The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester

Humans create God in their own image.

From A History of God by Karen Armstrong

Interpretations of the scrolls have varied, leading to debates about their significance.

From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim

Religious traditions offer a framework for interpreting life's mysteries.

From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels

We constantly reinterpret our sacred texts in light of new realities.

From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright

The texts reveal the diversity of thought and interpretation within Judaism at the time.

From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim

Freedom is not a matter of what happens to you, but how you interpret what happens to you.

From The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Our mental models shape the way we interpret the world around us.

From The Great Mental Models Volume 1 by Shane Parrish

Deep learning models are often seen as black boxes because it can be difficult to interpret how they make decisions.

From Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville

The notion of Jesus as the Son of God is a theological construct, not a historical fact.

From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Throughout history, God has been understood in many ways.

From A History of God by Karen Armstrong

A symbol can represent many things.

From Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter

Violence is not inherent to religion, but can be an outcome of human interpretation.

From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong

Genes are like a book. They tell a story, but it's up to us to interpret it.

From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean

To understand religion, we must look beyond the literal and engage with the metaphorical.

From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

The Quran is not a book of science but a book of signs.

From No god but God by Reza Aslan

It is essential to examine how sacred texts have been interpreted throughout history.

From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong

Data may be objective, but the interpretation is not.

From Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Religious texts can serve as mirrors reflecting our own beliefs and values.

From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels

Every piece of information has to be interpreted.

From The Information by James Gleick