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[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 62 points 8 months ago

So the onion isn't satire anymore, they're just telling it like it is.

Reality is so horrible that we can only laugh or go insane.

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

I don't know; the Bible has some pretty gross stuff in it. Maybe not reading it is a good thing.

*observes behaviour of modern non-Bible-reading Christians

*changes mind

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

Found a pot leaf someone pressed in the family bible we inherited when Ms. Bunnys mom died.

That was a good laugh

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 15 points 8 months ago

The best satire holds a mirror up to reality and looks at you expectantly.

[-] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Horrible reality?

Do you have any idea how many heirlooms get passed down but never actually used?

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 8 months ago

I mean, the old wooden skis on the wall are a different thing, right?

[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I don’t really think not reading a book that’s passed down is a horrible reality

[-] insufferableninja@lemdro.id 2 points 8 months ago

people that claim to be adherents of a religion should read their religion's holy texts.

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