this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2025
1194 points (98.9% liked)
Political Memes
7433 readers
3892 users here now
Welcome to politcal memes!
These are our rules:
Be civil
Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.
No misinformation
Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.
Posts should be memes
Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.
No bots, spam or self-promotion
Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
You skipped a lot of the Bible didn’t you? It does promote war, genocide, infanticide, and family annihilation.
The book of revelation would like to have a word with you.
How is the bible non-fiction? Quite a statement. Care to explain beyond “it’s written up by god's disciples”?
The Bible (the old testament at least) is a history of the Hebrew people told from the point of view of their priests. I put it to you that it's no more fiction than Livy repeating the tradition that Romulus and Remus were raised and fed by a wolf. Now, were Romulus and Remus literally raised by a wolf? Probably not, more likely they were raised by a Lupa, a she-wolf (Prostitute.)
I'm not saying that every word of the Bible is historical fact, but I think it would be inaccurate to call it fiction.
Spider Man takes place in New York City, a very real location.
Does that mean Spider Man is nonfiction?
Right... which is fiction. It's mythos, and that's a subsection of fiction.
The film Once upon a time in Hollywood is a history of the Tate murders told from the point of view of her neighbors. I put it to you that it's no more fiction than Tarantino repeating the tradition that the Inglorious Basterds blew up all those Nazis in a theatre. Now, did the Manson family members really get their shit rocked up and down by Cliff Booth and Rick Dalton? Did Hitler meet his end in a storm of righteous fury? Probably not, but it's fun to imagine a better world.
I'm not saying every frame of the movie is historical fact, but I think it would be inaccurate to call it fiction.
Zombies and magic
A lot of fiction made up by people is not about war and greed and other causes of suffering. With that in mind, what makes the Bible less fictional than the Dhammapada, or the Lotus Sutra, or Paddington Bear?
also, there's several instances where god commands people to go do a genocide. so... like....
And don't forget that the bible says it's ok to murder your sons if they don't listen to you and sell your daughters to their rapists.
The bible also condones slavery in several places, including by Jesus himself in the New Testament.
Killing babies is essential to living a good life.
-Kurious84
Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
Psalms 137
The issue with the Bible is how it is abused and contorted to serve people's interests for power and money
i'm so happy you're here. i also understand that my previous sentence may be interpreted as sarcasm, so i ensure you that it isn't. you just made a point that i think is very beautiful.
isn't it weird how the "fuck what my dad said" god isn't vibing with the "fuck what my dad said" crowd?
I think folks missed your /s haha
He edited his post and doubled down.