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by bayarearefugee 22 days ago
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It's ok to just treat it like a thing people say. When people say 'bless you' I don't explain to them that sneezing doesn't actually expel my soul from my body.
That's the cool thing about the God Theory: any events can be explained by it.
Or He felt we needed a small reminder of what we're capable of if not careful!
He never gave us a fucking manual in the first place, so who knows what He is thinking.
> He never gave us a fucking manual in the first place, so who knows what He is thinking.

He did give us a manual. He very clearly says that slavery is okay and eating shrimp is a sin, and lots of other rules.

Slavery is not OK. Someone indentured for owing a debt can be compelled for a maximum of six years and goes free in the seventh, with no payment required from him.
To be fair, there are a number of different manuals, and they don't tend to agree with each other.
You sure? I got a manual that has lined up with expectations thus far.