I didn’t criticise the diversity outside of the anti-human nature of the instance, no.

You can be a very diverse group of people, but have shared beliefs. I made no comment about the diversity of that instance, even in the bit you quoted.

You’re very welcome 🤖🤖

Actually I just wanted to add: I didn’t criticise the diversity of people on your instance, or anything of the sort. I think diversity is a great thing, and I’m glad that you find Db0 to be a diverse place!

Thanks, Blaze! And thanks for all the content you create, I deffo recognise your name!

I’m sorry mate but if you read anything sarcastic as earnest, it’ll mean something totally different. I just think you’re inventing an enemy here 🤷‍♂️

Yeah it made me pretty unhappy to see the “News” community just be an American news feed, and to know that this dumb yank moderates the “World News” community with the same pigheaded USA-centric attitude that we’ve come to expect from Americans is disheartening.

I can’t do Db0 because they love AI over there and I sort of don’t feel comfortable joining a bunch of anti-human dorks looking at a feed of robot slop, so that’s out of the picture, but I’ll find somewhere!

God I wish this dork would fuck off already, along with the rest of the AI bullshit currently making investors and other business-wankers the world over cum themselves dry. It’s fucking embarrassing.

That’s fuckin awesome. Thank you! 🥳

You know the comment you’re replying to confirmed that they were being sarcastic, right?

Ahhh it’s a location thing! I thought I’d just like, Mandela effected myself my whole life 😅

That’s amazing 😅 where’s that name from?

Excuse me? 😂

It always blows my mind that people would get offended by something like this. Like, who cares? You’re going to go get teacher because someone you barely know said something that is honestly barely even mean?

This presumably didn’t happen, but similar things do! People just get upset over nothing, it’s wild.

Apologised in private for calling for the bombing or gassing of the UN in public on a show watched by millions of nutters.

Watters is a coward, a Tucker Carlson-wannabe, a loser, a creep towards women (slashing his current wife’s tires and then offering a ride to her home before they were together).

He’s stupid, he’s malicious, and he’s loud.

Actually, on reflection, he’s perfect for the USA.

I always thought they were called ladybirds

Okay, so we can agree that the Bible has at least one passage that commands genocide, in that time, for those four groups? Not a gotcha, not a criticism of your faith, just a question about the content of the scripture.

Yes, I think slavery is bad even if the person in slavery is treated “well”. Those Leviticus passages are interesting. Who is the “you” addressed in them? What’s the meaning of “your brother” in the second - does that mean any person, or a specific “in-group” of people?

The Luke passage is nice! It seems, from just the passages I’ve shared and the passages you’ve shared, that the Bible acknowledges slavery as extant during the various periods it was written, and sits on the fence about it. Was there a passage about how much you should charge for a slave, and how you should beat them? I believe I’ve heard that somewhere, but can’t look it up right now.

Sure, slavery was generally accepted until very recently - so would you say the bible endorses slavery, or denounces it?

Right, it’s the Lord commanding people to wipe out those groups. Whether or not the command should be reflected in the current day, that passage was written. That passage contains the Lord commanding people to wipe out groups - would you agree, or disagree?

Oh I wonder if this man’s entire livelihood and power fantasy is tied to the continuation of this very obvious dog and pony show?

I loved the idea of that podcast but I just couldn’t stomach it. One of the hosts is constantly shouting. It’s like he doesn’t understand how microphones work, and instead thinks he has to shout to be heard by the audience. It’s been maybe a year since I tried them, and my ears are still ringing 😂

The first one is an instruction to the enslaved telling them to obey their masters, whether they’re kind or cruel.

1. Does that sound like the Bible says slaves should not be enslaved, should rise up and free themselves or be freed by others?

To your second point, the passage names Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The bible actually refers to these groups separately, and collectively as the “nations” that are encountered by the Israelites. These groups do (generally) have distinct identities and practices.

2. The passage Deuteronomy 20:17 commands followers to “completely destroy” each of these groups. How does that not constitute any sort of genocide?

I am absolutely happy to be wrong, and I’m not intending to be hostile - I know these beliefs are deeply held and are personal, and I’m not attacking you for your faith. Just want to make that clear! 👍

Which bit?

Slavery: 1 Peter 2:18

Genocide: Deuteronomy 20:17

Obviously these are just little tasters, there’s definitely more in there :)