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A delicate balance (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

That’s a terrible counter argument. “Oh maybe he meant something different, you might not know the context surrounding how he plainly said it in 8 different ways you just quoted”

Is this what Christian academia is like? How pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's certainly an argument I've heard a lot when talking about inconsistencies in the Bible. Usually it's blamed on translation, missing context, or exaggerated retellings. It was written by many different people who weren't necessarily talking to each other after all. I have a hard time taking any of it seriously.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But not this bit of the bible. There can't be any translation errors, missing context or exaggeration on this bit specifically because we like this bit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

A gay made me uncomfortable. That was god talking to me, you know. :/

That’s the thing that bothers me most with religious folks.

Their feelings are interpreted as the will of god.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

In some cases context is definitely relevant, but for religion one’s it’s often:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PK7P7uZFf5o

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

funny how apologists rarely apologize