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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
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    1. It is no longer November, Dave‏ @6502_ftw Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect

      Yeah, in my experience most of them are still hung up on “It wasn’t a WHALE it was a BIG FISH” and I had to remind them that that’s even worse, because, y’know, mammals at least have some air in there, but they weren’t really big on science

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    2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @6502_ftw

      That's because they're stupid and don't even understand what "taking the Bible literally" means I mean they don't understand the basics of how language works, which is why they don't understand what "taking the Bible literally" means

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    3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      They act like they believe the NIV Bible appeared written in English on magic tablets inscribed by God, and God also inscribed the current year's edition of the Oxford English Dictionary next to them so you can know what each word "objectively means"

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    4. Annatar, lord of redistributive policy‏ @epistemophagy Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      Which is bizarre because the version of the Bible that appeared written on magic tablets inscribed by God is, of course, the NASB

      3 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
    5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @epistemophagy @6502_ftw

      My fundie classmates who were actually smart despaired at how incredibly popular the NIV was when from any scholarly POV the NIV is an extremely loosey-goosey, agenda-driven translation

      2 replies 2 retweets 32 likes
    6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      Like it is very obviously starting off with what the evangelical interpretation of what the Bible means already in mind, then *using that to generate translations for concepts* Which most people who care about fair and logical debate think is cheating

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    7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      The thing is the really hardcore fundies were like "You shouldn't have to do this, if our doctrine is the plain meaning of Scripture then it can stand on its own without needing a thumb on the scales in the translation most people read" (It can't actually)

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    8. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      Lots of random examples but the one that always gets me is them choosing the weak-ass phrase "sinful nature" to translate "sarx" in Paul's letters when "sarx" is a very simple, common Greek word with a very simple meaning "flesh"

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    9. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      And to just jump ahead to the end of the debate and be like "Okay what he MEANT by that was -- " is to cheat and skip over the long and actually quite difficult question of what "the flesh" that makes you do bad things means And sounds way less metal

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    10. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      I have said elsewhere that, in the tradition of True Detective S1, you get a lot closer to what *I* think Paul actually meant and also a lot closer to his truly deranged, guy-melting-down-in-the-subway emotional state if you translate "sarx" as "meat"

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      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
      Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

      "THE MEAT! THE MEAT! I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS FUCKING PILE OF FUCKING MEAT! I'M NOT DOING THIS SHIT, THE MEAT IS DOING IT, I'M SCREAMING FROM INSIDE THE MEAT BUT EVERYONE THINKS THE MEAT IS ME HOW DO I ESCAPE THE MEAT?!?"

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        2. Susieus Maximus‏ @SusieusMaximus Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          The two conversations on my feed I'm paying attention to right now are a passionate discussion of the Arby's 5 for 5$ and this, and you can imagine how confused I just got.

          2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. It is no longer November, Dave‏ @6502_ftw Feb 19
          Replying to @SusieusMaximus @arthur_affect

          Eat Arby’s

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        1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          (Orwell wrote an essay about Hitler starting by saying "I have never been able to dislike Hitler" and it's in the same vein I say "I have never been able to dislike Paul" He's such a fascinating guy Very relatable, sometimes)

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        2. Annatar, lord of redistributive policy‏ @epistemophagy Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          Wow relatable

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        3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
          Replying to @epistemophagy @6502_ftw

          Romans 7:15 is extremely unpoetic and literal but for that reason it is extremely memorable, as a summary of human nature in general and ADHD in particular https://biblehub.com/romans/7-15.htm 

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        2. Swordsmith‏ @SwordsmithLRG Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          Terry Bisson already wrote the perfect commentary on this: http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/ …

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        3. Annatar, lord of redistributive policy‏ @epistemophagy Feb 19
          Replying to @SwordsmithLRG @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          This is, incidentally, why I think space exploration is pointful, whether it's considered morally good or not Assuming we don't wipe ourselves out completely, we will survive and become machines and then the whole "biochemical barriers" thing will become moot

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        2.  🍧 🧁 🍫Vowels 🍫 🧁 🍧‏ @Vokaalit Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          Isn’t it amazing how the core of almost every ideology/religion/philosophy is just attempting to resolve this dichotomy. All of us madly trying to figure out why we can’t control the impulses of our meat suits

          2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
        3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect Feb 19
          Replying to @Vokaalit @6502_ftw

          A great deal of what I consider to be both highly appealing and yet toxic about Christianity is this core idea of a "true self" that's different from the actual person you are in the world And pitting this "true self" against the actual, physical, meat you as enemies

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        1. MBBrownSF, Dose One received!‏ @MBBrownSF3 Feb 19
          Replying to @arthur_affect @6502_ftw

          "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt..." Billy Shakes had it, even before the KJV. 😉

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