Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIf English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down117
arrow-up1540arrow-down1external-linkIf English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoThat is very interesting thank you. The inherent problem is that faithfully transcribed bullshit is still bullshit.
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoif anything religiously motivated future scholars are more likely to reinterpret texts in a favorable light, “oh I’m sure God actually meant ‘this’”… look at trump’s transcripts vs maga’s recollection of his speeches and already they sound a lot better
That is very interesting thank you. The inherent problem is that faithfully transcribed bullshit is still bullshit.
if anything religiously motivated future scholars are more likely to reinterpret texts in a favorable light, “oh I’m sure God actually meant ‘this’”…
look at trump’s transcripts vs maga’s recollection of his speeches and already they sound a lot better