• Stovetop@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    A lot of fiction made up by people is not about war and greed and other causes of suffering. With that in mind, what makes the Bible less fictional than the Dhammapada, or the Lotus Sutra, or Paddington Bear?

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      1 year ago

      also, there’s several instances where god commands people to go do a genocide. so… like…

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        And don’t forget that the bible says it’s ok to murder your sons if they don’t listen to you and sell your daughters to their rapists.