• kromem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The historical Jesus was talking about all matter being made up of indivisible parts, the concept of evolution in relation to us being in a recreated version of a universe, and not giving money to religious organizations or letting other people get between you and the promise of an afterlife.

    All of which ended up combatted by Paul and those coming after him, turning statements about the impermanence of all human creation into fulfilled prophecy of a temple being overthrown, or turning near verbatim quoting of Lucretius about failed biological reproduction being like seeds falling to the wayside of a path and only the seeds which survive being the ones to reproduce into a “secret explanation” about proselytizing.

    Of all the things for the historical guy to weep about, Biden’s burn of someone criticizing helping others is hardly at the top of the list.