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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You can learn a lot about a religion by the stories they teach. In Christianity:

  • Adam and Eve: Ignorance is bliss, obey Yahweh no matter what
  • The story of Abraham: If God tells you to horrible things like kill your son you'd better fucking do it unquestioningly
  • Job: Even if Yahweh makes you suffer miserably for a gentleman's bet with Satan, you'd better still praise and obey him
  • Noah: God will murder everyone on earth if you displease him
  • Tower of Babel: don't get too big for your britches or try to unify different societies linguistically and create great works, God hates this, stay fractured and obedient
  • Doubting Thomas: skepticism is bad, suspend that disbelief

The men who claim to speak for gods teach stories about how you'd better obey and not dissent or question their gods, usually to children before they learn to think critically.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are right.

Even Trump says he likes the poorly educated. And he is a conman.

[–] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Especially Trump. They're the reason why he won!

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Job always blows my mind. God should rot in hell.