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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 37 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (5 children)

[off topic] When the Bible says 'don't take the Lord's name in vain' it doesn't mean that you are damned for cursing. It means that you shouldn't lie under oath.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"In vain" itself is a weird expression, meaning mostly "to no effect" [0]. So dont invoke God's judgement unless you're 100% sure, but its not really clear whether he'll damn you if you're not.

0: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vain

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

It's basically like saying "I swear to God" and either lying, or using like "I swear to God bro!" which cheapens it.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I think there's plenty of interpretations of this (as always)

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

What?? You mean a 5,000 year old book that's been translated and retranslated eighteen times is 'open to interpretation?'

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

and only my version is correct, obviously. /s

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Lol. You beat me to it. But lucky for both of us, our beliefs are completely identical.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

ok, now how do I add an image, wait, i think I figured it out

collapsed inline media

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 3 hours ago

Actually made me laugh out loud. Thanks.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 3 hours ago

Any interpretation is fine, as long as it's my interpretation, of course.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

Your comment just gave a vibe of that being the way to interpret it

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 5 hours ago

Most religion interprets that commandment as "don't say God unless you're actually praying to him."

"Damn" is fine. "God damn" is taking the Lord's name in vain.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

Doesn't it mean that you are forbidden from saying God's name for no reason? (YWH)

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 minutes ago

Jesus fucking Christ. This is a relief to hear.