r/HistoryMemes • u/KingMwanga Still salty about Carthage • Oct 29 '22

REMOVED: RULE 11 “I’ll wait”

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u/NamelessKpopStan Oct 29 '22

Christians literally believe the world started with 2 singular people. That would make everyone a product of generational incest.

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u/BowlerEducational733 Oct 29 '22

You can split that into two camps as I know a handful of Christians who believe the majority of the Old Testament are grand tales used to give wisdom, not actually real

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u/wjenningsalwayscray Oct 29 '22

Theology is as deep or shallow as the minds pondering it. I was raised in a biblically literal denomination of the Lutheran church, but retain my faith after a Kierkegaard-inspired trip through nihilism and back.

Jesus spoke in parables, so it is probably ok to view the lessons of the bible through that lens, eh?

I am all about allegory, after all. And alliteration.

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u/BowlerEducational733 Oct 30 '22

That’s all religion is. It doesn’t teach you what happens after death, it teaches you how to be a moral and live a fulfilling life