As with most things, it was DragonballZ that inspired this article. A vague reference by a character in a video game led me to yet another example of the inherent hypocrisy of religion.
"The sins of the father shall be visited upon the son."
I will analyze a bit of biblical text using only one logical tool- Ockham's Razor. The simplest explanation that logically explains phenomenon is usually the correct one and in the absence of proof to the contrary- is to be treated as such.
The text I shall analyse is-
"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,"
What's the direct interpretation? Well, the God in the Bible is vicious prick who punishes people for being alive. Remember killing the egyptian children for their parents' transgressions?
But the interpretation used by many christians is that-
A father's sin will be passed onto his children because of the way he raises them. Because the child will learn to sin from the father... and thus the father can lead a family astray for many generations. Without proper guidance, the sin will only multiply as the children come into contact with more bad influences.
Oh, puhleez.
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