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[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hahahahaha! Yeah they like to take passages out of context and give it whatever meaning they want.

When you read it and see the whole work, you realize how bullshit religion really is.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The thing is, though... It's designed that way. The confusion is an essential part of the control —by implying your inability to properly understand, the opposite fallacy is upheld: that there exists an elite few with the skill/talent/"divine gift" of deciphering all the answers.

This is one of the first lies that humans created for themselves.