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That’s how a lot of eye witness accounts go, and the writers of the Bible aren’t even eye witnesses. It’s no wonder that everybody has a totally different version of events.

I’m not a Christian, but I think you’re misunderstanding how “holy” texts are supposed to work. They aren’t designed to be a riveting story, or even to make any sense in order. They’ve been translated so many times that they are a labyrinth of words compared to whatever the original intent was. The only way they function now is like sifting through word salad to find the occasional insightful line that resonates with you.

That isn’t necessarily bad—it can actually make the kernels of wisdom more impactful when you’ve been using your interpretive brain to get through the rest of it—but the problem lies in people finding meaning or justification in the horrible bits.

I actually think Jewish scholars have the right idea in a way: they treat the Torah as a story, a mathematical puzzle, and a secret code all at the same time. The wisdom is in the interpretation, not the literalness of it. People are supposed to question it because there is no predefined truth to swallow from it.

I’ve been keeping up with this.

She is alright, she has been spotted in several countries lately, most recently Finland. She has a new girlfriend named Flutter, and she’s still active on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Be here now. - Ram Dass

“I’m sick and tired of these fly fighting frogs on this Monday to Friday airplane.” - Samuel L. Jackson

Your stuffed animals are getting older, and this is their kink. /s

This is a deep cut nerd joke. I approve.

He could.

It’s similar to fear factor—you can authorize quite a lot of things in a contract.

The medical examiner has said that they don’t think his death was caused directly by the treatment during the stream.

Are you in the US?

I did not imply that at all. I said “ if you’ve gone a quarter century without intimacy and you desire it.” So, if 25 years pass and they desire, but are unable to obtain, a sexual encounter, they should simply hire someone rather than kill themselves, as the poster said they were considering.

I’m honestly at a loss for how you interpreted that as me saying they were looking for action as a child.

This person isn’t a child, they’re 24.