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jcddyer OP t1_j2s3cj1 wrote

Reply to comment by Old_Athlete_6173 in [OC] Bible Reading Plan as Circle by jcddyer

The earliest parts of the Hebrew Bible were written around 1500 BCE and the last parts by around 100 CE, but the "medieval" era is much later, usually considered around 500-1400 CE. So a more accurate critique would be something like "such a bronze/iron age mindset."

Also, as a sociologist myself, I'm interested in the secularization thesis (i.e. "religion is dying") that was once the dominate framework for understanding religious expression. However, scholars have shifted in their understanding of the role of religion in modern societies around the world. I might recommend a review like this https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199756384/obo-9780199756384-0073.xml

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zvug t1_j2s2u6c wrote

Reply to comment by Finny_b in [OC] Shrinkflation has hit my Breakfast Burrito last year. This is the last 7 years of Saturday breakfast burrito weight from the same restaurant. I have been tracking them in excel. You can see a covid dip between Jan - Aug 2020. by chiefd59

If the second one is what triggered it, then the first one we’d have data for would be that one (or the third).

The fact that we have data for the first seems to imply that isn’t the case.

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igotnocandyforyou t1_j2rx93q wrote

Reply to comment by trail34 in [OC] Bible Reading Plan as Circle by jcddyer

It depends. 99% of the complaining I hear are from people at work or small talk situations and bs complaints. Complaining about first world problems are a slap in the face to those living in poverty. They get the Book of Job talk. For your view of the bible, you sound like someone who enjoys the tale about causality - causality, the invisible force for those who think they are scientific - worship. Are you telling me that you have seen cause? (Though I doubt you've thoroughly read David Hume'sTreatise and the Enquiry). Further, you think the bible can only be read as either absolute truth or as a lie. The Bible is very useful as a set of allegories. The hyperbole of Job is perfect for people who just like to complain... like bitches like you. No. My response follows a line of, (age dependant)"Do you need immediate medical attention? What's your plan to fix the situation? What part of this situation are you responsible for? What's going on that you have to be grateful for? How you been in a similar situation and survived? Do you just need yo talk? Etc.

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trail34 t1_j2rusgy wrote

Reply to comment by igotnocandyforyou in [OC] Bible Reading Plan as Circle by jcddyer

Wait - so someone tells you they are going through a difficult time, and you respond by telling them to go read a tale about a dude who has his family killed by a cosmic authority who is trying to test his loyalty? That’s messed up. Responding to anyone’s concerns with “well at least it’s not…” is cold and dismissive.

Instead try treating people the way you’d like to be treated.

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