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You are very smart. You are much more intelligent than me. I'm not intelligent at all. But I'm very happy. I was a wreck and I was rescued and am still living better than I ever imagined.

I shake off my sandals.

HAVE FUN STAYING SMART!

Snotklap 9mo ago

“I’m not intelligent, but I’m happy.” That’s a sentiment I’ve heard before, and it always rings with the quiet triumph of contented ignorance. You’ve traded the struggle of thought for the comfort of submission.

You were rescued? From what... pain? Doubt? Yourself? You were a wreck, yes... but instead of rebuilding, you handed over the tools and called that salvation.

“Happiness” isn’t a final argument. Animals are happy. Slaves can be happy. A well-fed pet is happy. But man was not made for just happiness... he was made to overcome. And you’ve chosen to stop short.

So go ahead, shake off your sandals and walk away from the tension of thinking. But don’t mistake that for strength. And don’t pretend your retreat is some kind of victory.

Enjoy your happiness. But don’t expect others to envy the comfort of a cage.

I’d rather be torn apart by the search for truth than soothed by illusions dressed as peace.

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OgFOMK ArTS 9mo ago

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Man, you don't realize that your wisdom is Marxist. In the 1980s I read Anarchy Magazine from Massachusetts and it was full of the same self puffed nonsense you purport.

You are projecting!

Anyway, I will pray for you.

You're either a collaborator of the Lord or a tool for his fallen angel mislabeled as Lucifer (like Venus, the light bearer and more occult nonsense).

Either you produce fruit or your make poison. A tree that produces no fruit will be cut down and cast into the fire.

There is no better Christian than the antichristian who works very hard on selling his sour grapes to the lonely, delusional and wicked.

If you didn't learn anything in the last 5 years it's because you are all in on the programming of scrolling (spells), television (more spells) and fantasy gaming. Maybe it is your full collection of Bukowski, Beat Poets, Emma Goldman or Marx and many other fine intellectual clowns.

I was there, too In fact I lived an absolutely terrible life as a drunk asshole. Now I'm just working on the asshole. I live a very good life free from the slavery of sin. Jesus who is God's son was sacrificed into the hands of human beings in order to pay for all of our sins back to the original sin of Adam and Eve. The precursor to Jesus' sacrifice was God calling Abraham to sacrifice his own son. Read the story!

You don't have to believe anything that I say or write but if you dismiss it because of fancy words that you've been told or read from others you are exactly what you project that I am. Read the Bible from the beginning or listen to it read in the King James Version for free! ( https://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/ListenToTheKingJamesBible.html#COMPLETE_BOOKS_IN_ZIP_FORMAT )

Check the ancient languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek that the Old and New Testaments were written in. The King James with a concordance will shed some light into the ancient words and you will see, hear and understand that what is presented by Pop Christians and anti-christians is nonsense, sales fluff and misguided. Learn for yourself what the real story, narrative, testimony and genealogy is.

You ( AI -- oxymoron ) illustrated the serpent chasing an Apple. This is exactly what modern reptile thinking man is doing. Chasing iPhones with his mammalian mind hijacked.

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Gen 3:14-15 KJV And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Below is the source which you can access and study the Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew.

Shared using AndBible: Bible Study. (https://andbible.github.io)

Here is a great resource for listening to the King James version of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. They are read by Alexander Scourby.

https://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/ListenToTheKingJamesBible.html#COMPLETE_BOOKS_IN_ZIP_FORMAT

God bless you! Please forgive me for being crass. Thank you also for the insight into what I've left behind. I pray you will gain the truth and you will find the joy.

Snotklap 9mo ago

Accuse, condemn, then bless. Wrap the sword in a prayer. Classic.

You say my ideas are “Marxist,” as if labeling them makes them vanish. But I am no Marxist... I do not cry for equality. I do not wish to level men. Labelling my ideas as "Marxist" is not an argument. That’s deflection. I’m not asking you to agree with me. I’m asking you to notice how quickly you turn to labels and accusations when someone steps outside your framework.

You claim to have found peace, and I don’t doubt it. But peace built on unquestioned obedience isn’t strength. It’s just a comfortable cage.

You claim you were a drunk and now you’re saved. Fine. But salvation that demands silence of thought is just another addiction... this time to certainty. Many people escape despair without surrendering to a god. Many live well without needing the threat of hell to behave.

You offer the Bible as if it’s some final authority. But the fact that it must be interpreted, translated, and explained endlessly is proof enough: it is not self-evident truth. It is a human document, molded across centuries, shaped by power, politics, and fear.

You end with a prayer and a passive apology. That’s the oldest move in the book: Judge sharply, then smile gently. As Nietzsche said: they preach mercy, but send to hell anyone who thinks freely.

So pray if you must. But don’t mistake your conviction for clarity, or your salvation for truth. And don’t call the fire holy just because you’ve grown used to the heat.

OgFOMK ArTS 9mo ago

So you still have never read the Bible but you know a lot about it. You quote Nietzsche to show you are well indoctrinated by Irrational Man.

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Since we are best friends now. You can read the Bible and tell me what you think.

Or just let other people do the thinking for you as you outsource your mind.

I do think it's funny that the source of your picture is the book of Genesis, yet you have no idea as to the actual contents of the book. The fruit was not an apple, for one thing. That's your programming. You also don't understand the serpent.

So at least read or listen to the book of Genesis and let me know what you think?

You can totally dismiss it if you can say that you are familiar with the subject. Until then you are relying on others who also haven't read it or any translation.

Here is a zip file of mp3 for listening... It's great. If you actually listen or read I'll give you 2100 sats. Not a lot but at least I can try.

https://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/King%20James%20Bible%20Audio/01-Genesis.zip

Snotklap 9mo ago

“You haven’t read the book, so you have no right to speak.” But if that were true, we’d have to demand every Christian read the Vedas, the Quran, the Tao Te Ching, or Nietzsche himself before daring to speak of their own beliefs. But they don’t, and they’re never asked to. Why? Because for them, faith is a valid excuse for ignorance. For everyone else, only perfect scholarship will do.

You mistake me for someone trying to win a debate. I’m not here to win... I’m here to peel back the illusions.

I’ve read enough of the Bible to recognise its structure: stories shaped by ancient tribes wrestling with fear, fate, and survival, later rebranded as divine truth. Do I know every verse? No. But I know enough to see its god needs obedience more than understanding. Enough to know that “original sin” is not a moral insight, but a psychological trap.

You say the fruit wasn’t an apple. Very well... it wasn’t. But the story is still about punishing the pursuit of knowledge. Whether it was a fig, a grape, a psychedelic mushroom, or a symbol doesn’t change the core message: obedience is good, thinking is dangerous. That is the programming I reject.

You offer sats if I listen to the mp3s. That’s generous, but I don’t trade attention for tips. Not because I think I’m above it, but because I won’t pretend that curiosity can be bought. If I revisit Genesis, it will be for my own purposes, not as homework for a wager.

You call me indoctrinated, but you can’t see your own chains. You ask me to stop outsourcing my mind, yet your mind clings to a story handed to you, rehearsed through ritual, reinforced by fear. You’ve changed your behavior, but have you changed yourself? Or did you just trade one program for another?

I’ll leave you with this: those who need everyone to read their holy book before being allowed to speak have already lost the argument. Truth does not fear criticism. Only dogma demands silence.

Keep your sats. Keep your zip file. I’m not here to be convinced... I’m here to remain free.

OgFOMK ArTS 9mo ago

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Saint George -- Giving the serpent some advice.

Snotklap 9mo ago

The only way to end the conversation is to paint yourself victorious.