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[–] 20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The fact that ageing exists kind of blows a hole in this guy's idea

As far as the Bible is concerned, isn't it our fault we age? Because the Garden of Eden was like a timeless utopia where people were immortal? I think most bad things in that mythology stem from there

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah, I forgot about that, genesis really is used to justify a lot of misogynistic bullshit (and racism too, with the curse of Ham stuff).

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago*

    Noah's son peeking into his tent while Noah was passed out naked: bad, unforgivable, punishment meted out on the firstborn son of the offender and his entire bloodline

    Lot's daughters entering his tent for a very committed purpose while Lot was drunk and naked: just fine, that's just the way it happened, they had cute names for their babies, let's move on with the story now

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