Isaac Asimov, quoted in Asimov, Janet Jeppson (2006-06-06), Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing, (1st ed.) page: 58, place: Amherst, publisher: Prometheus, ISBN: 978-1591024057, LCCN: 2006003368

If you suspect that my interest in the Bible is going to inspire me with sudden enthusiasm for Judaism and make me a convert of mountain‐moving fervor and that I shall suddenly grow long earlocks and learn Hebrew and go about denouncing the heathen — you little know the effect of the Bible on me. Properly read, it is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.

— Isaac Asimov on Criticism of the Bible

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If you suspect that my interest in the Bible is going to inspire me with sudden enthusiasm for Judaism and make me a convert of mountain‐moving fervor and that I shall suddenly grow long earlocks and learn Hebrew and go about denouncing the heathen — you little know the effect of the Bible on me. Properly read, it is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." in the context of "Isaac Asimov, quoted in Asimov, Janet Jeppson (2006-06-06), Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing, (1st ed.) page: 58, place: Amherst, publisher: Prometheus, ISBN: 978-1591024057, LCCN: 2006003368" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Isaac Asimov

About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.