• RedCoat [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Cuz the alternatives, god is evil

    Jewish people seem to manage ok with it, old testament God is an absolute dick.

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      it is important to consider that part of the old testament is religious instruction and part of it is just a description of religion in the bronze age

        • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          children is a mistranslation the word used more accurately translates to young men, servants, or soldiers more akin to the english word lad than child

          30 young men in their early to late 20's approaching an old man in the wild in a time where there was frequent and casual violence is not the same picture as 30 kids teasing someone