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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Thanks Christians, you can shove that bible right up your collective asses.

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Real quick Google, absolutely none of this information vetted so take it with a pinch of salt.

10 commandments written around 1300-1600 BCE. Average life expectancy 20-35 years.

You're not an adult for very long before you snuff it, and if you wanna have kids you gotta start as early as possible.

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[–] cravl@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just because it's not spelled out, doesn't mean it's not there. Critique made without a genuine effort to understand the cultural and historical context isn't worth much.

Very first commandment (as summarized by Jesus) is "Love the Lord your God." Combine that with the mandate to Adam and Eve to care for God's creation, and the core tenant of Judaism that loving God implies obedience, and the concept of respecting that of his creation which bears his image becomes immediately obvious.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

I don't give a shit about cultural and historical significance, when today is what counts, and the leaders and oligarchs in charge that supposedly believe in Christian faith are actively committing genocide, bombing schools of children, and they're entangled in a pedo ring..

If this is what the Bible is all about, 'fOrgIVe mE faThER fOr i haVe sinNeD' is all about, then fuckit, burn the bible and start a new belief system that actually makes sense and respects people in general, rather than abusing and killing them en masse and destroying the 'holy land'.

What's holy about the land anyways, ancient history, or the bomb craters today?

Sorry, Jesus ain't coming back to save anyone, people need to put down their arms and go home to serve and protect their families. Jesus didn't have a gun, and even if he did, he most likely wouldn't have used it.

Fuckall with war in the name of the invisible man in the sky.

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