I come from a cult where almost no one objects to the idea of the Bible actually being recursive in nature. Some people in my community genuinely think that Biblical figures (like Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Moses) somehow read ahead in the Bible to figure out what they ought to do. Moreover, my elders think that if you read the Bible, you not only help create the Universe retroactively, but you can learn what it feels like to escape from ancient Egyptian enslavement, witness the establishment of The Ten Commandments and wander through the Middle Eastern desert for 40 years (even if you’re less than 40 years old). What’s really horrifying, though, is that they aren’t content with simply finding others who share their batshit beliefs; they want everyone to think the exact same way for all eternity, even if it means letting all other cultures be obliterated, because they think nothing else can lead to world peace. Needless to say, I’ve grown tired of thinking that I “should be grateful” that the whole world is “inherently perfect” and was created “just for people like me” because I was born into the “only right group” and other nonsense like that.
If you want to know more about how insane these people are (or how people in general are insane), go ahead and read my rant in full. I’m sorry if I came across as too long-winded, heavy-handed, pseudo-skeptical or prone to bouncing back and forth between several complicated topics; I’m not exactly a professional writer, and I’m still in a really dark place right now. (By the way, if you want, you can just scroll down to the ends of these pages and see which URLs I included just for the lulz.)
Fuck the Recursive Bible! (Part 1) –
m.dcinside.com/board/atheism/242760
Fuck the Recursive Bible! (Parts 2-3) –
fanfiktion.de/r/s/4cb8beb50000203e067007d0/date/0/1