(January 7, 2022 at 10:39 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote:(January 7, 2022 at 8:12 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: Jesus then mumbles some imprecations about everybody in general, casts out the kids demons (Which were never cast in, read the kid's charts dude!), and instantly heals him. Because few things are easier to heal than conditions that only last a few minutes. Until the next seizure of course, but by then you're well out of town. At no point in the story does Jesus have the basic wits to tell the father to Stop leaving your epileptic kid next to fire or water you fucking moron! And when asked why only he could do it Jesus goes holier-than-thou and reveals that it's because his faith is bigger, thicker, and harder. Did you feel the mountains move?
I think the real story has been severely distorted.
What? Like it originally said "demons" throughout the story but some Greek who actually knew what epilepsy was inserted it to try and give the tale some credence? And then the entire mess of rubbish never saw an editor to fix the bugger up? The pious would never commit such fraud!
One more reason that the Bible isn't allegory. It isn't coherent enough.
