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12 May 2025, 3:22 pm

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I'm not a heathen but I know very little about the bible


Well, that is okay, you should do what works for you/what you are interested in.



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12 May 2025, 3:23 pm

It's a real page-turner.


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12 May 2025, 3:23 pm

I've made roll ups with it


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12 May 2025, 3:25 pm

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I've made roll ups with it


:lol:



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12 May 2025, 3:27 pm

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^ Yeah, they are right (and they know it) :P

I'm surprised that FXE bothers to know anything about the bible, but they do seem to know a lot of things, even though they are a heathen. :lol:


You know the saying know your enemy. :wink:

Having a critical perception of the bible is the natural outcome of being informed about it.


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12 May 2025, 3:28 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
^ Yeah, they are right (and they know it) :P

I'm surprised that FXE bothers to know anything about the bible, but they do seem to know a lot of things, even though they are a heathen. :lol:


You know the saying know your enemy. :wink:

Having a critical perception of the bible is the natural outcome of being informed about it.


I'm not sure that is the case. There are a lot of avid bible readers who are 'true' believers, though in the current day, I suppose there is some truth to what you say, with Christianity in decline and all.



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12 May 2025, 3:29 pm

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babybird wrote:
I've made roll ups with it


:lol:



you know the Gideon bible
Well it has really thin paper pages
It's not a great smoke but desperate times and all that


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12 May 2025, 3:30 pm

The old Testament rolls better. Smoother smoke too. I love a fat Leviticus.


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12 May 2025, 3:31 pm

Now there's a revelation


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12 May 2025, 3:32 pm

Nice.


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12 May 2025, 3:34 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
^ Yeah, they are right (and they know it) :P

I'm surprised that FXE bothers to know anything about the bible, but they do seem to know a lot of things, even though they are a heathen. :lol:


You know the saying know your enemy. :wink:

Having a critical perception of the bible is the natural outcome of being informed about it.


I used to live with nuns and I still don't know about it

I know the prayer


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12 May 2025, 3:37 pm

babybird wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
blitzkrieg wrote:
^ Yeah, they are right (and they know it) :P

I'm surprised that FXE bothers to know anything about the bible, but they do seem to know a lot of things, even though they are a heathen. :lol:


You know the saying know your enemy. :wink:

Having a critical perception of the bible is the natural outcome of being informed about it.


I used to live with nuns and I still don't know about it

I know the prayer


Did you genuinely live with nuns? I can't tell if you are joking?



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12 May 2025, 3:39 pm

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I'm not sure that is the case. There are a lot of avid bible readers who are 'true' believers, though in the current day, I suppose there is some truth to what you say, with Christianity in decline and all.


I don't know, the more you know about it the more you're forced to confront the immorality it condones. YHWH is a callous and genocidal monster. Having a positive view of that character either requires a lot of hand-waving away of his evil deeds or just choosing to remain ignorant of them.

I agree with you that not everyone who has an informed opinion rejects Christianity, but it seems like a lot handwaving is required to if one is informed but still wishes to have a positive view of YHWH and Christianity.

It's kinda like how the more people know about Donald Trump, the more likely they'll reach a negative conclusion about him, unless they do a lot of handwaving to ignore all the negatives.


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12 May 2025, 3:40 pm

Yes I did in a children's home

They tried to make me go to church but I wouldn't have any of it so I got locked I an attic room for a whole weekend :lol:

Well it felt like a whole weekend anyway


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12 May 2025, 3:41 pm

babybird wrote:
I used to live with nuns and I still don't know about it

I know the prayer


I would have hated living with nuns as a kid, but I don't think I'd mind it now. :twisted:


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12 May 2025, 3:42 pm

They're a bit strict but I liked them really
We used to do shows and stuff


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