but they still clearly weren’t thinking about people in distant lands like the Chinese or Mesoamericans.
It’s almost like these books of supposed divine revelation could only have been informed by the experiences of the people who wrote them… 🤔
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ceenote@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe evolution seemed to be Old Testament = God of Israel, New Testament = God of the Jews and Gentiles, but they still clearly weren’t thinking about people in distant lands like the Chinese or Mesoamericans.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
jdr@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
But what about the “sheep that are not of this flock”? Couldn’t have been more explicit.
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
From a religion maintenance POV it makes total sense. From a “god is omniscient and infallible” standpoint, it makes my head hurt.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I assure you it doesn’t merit that amount of thought.