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[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm an atheist, I don't try to divine "god's will" when I read the Bible critically. What I try is to understand the struggles of the people who wrote the passages.

There’s no way to interpret, discard, or contextualize this book properly.

Art is always open to reinterpretation. At this point you're telling people they can't do something and I'm just laughing cuz I already done it. Cope.

[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then I'm talking about what the 1st guy was doing