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srean 17 hours ago

Bible is quite permissive of killing if it's in the name of god. Genocide is quite a recurring theme.

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Alan_Writer 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Even God told Abraham to kill his own son. Like, really?

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godelski 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Don't worry, it was just a test of Abraham's loyalty. God was never going to let him kill Isaac. It's the perfect example of a completely ethical thing to do to another person...

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srean 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Some religious people would be nodding along in agreement not realising this is satire.

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forty 5 hours ago | parent [-]

That's for sure, it seems to be a pretty straightforward case of Poe's law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

	▲	godelski 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Is it satire if there are no fools?

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srean 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not unlike a cartel head that rules by a mix of fear and gaslighting.

Many religious texts, not just the Bible start making a lot of sense when looked at like psyops.