Comment by dudeinjapan
2 days ago
Growing up my friend’s dad was a conservative christian and a frequent caller into conservative talk radio shows. There was a state referendum to legalize marijuana, so I asked what he thought. “Of course it should be legal. It says right there in Genesis—God said: I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth. What could be more clear-cut than that?”
hmm so.. "I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth" is followed by "to eat/stuff into nose"?
with this stupidity, maybe you should try eating list of 20 deadly plants and see how it goes?
"ownership" means "edible/nose-able"... maybe you should try eating your car?
> hmm so.. "I give you every herb bearing seed upon the Earth" is followed by "to eat/stuff into nose"?
It's not always the best use, but that's definitely allowed. It's one of the main uses of herbs.
> with this stupidity, maybe you should try eating list of 20 deadly plants and see how it goes?
If you're eating an amount that doesn't hurt anyone, what's the problem?
And the reason to possibly intervene would be someone stockpiling dangerous amounts. Not for enjoying plants wrong.
> maybe you should try eating your car?
It would be ridiculous to make that illegal, wouldn't it?
Been a while since I've read Genesis but I don't recall God putting any terms and conditions on it
Tells you to eat every planet, creates plants that are fatally poisonous to humans.
That God fella sure is strange.
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All of the Bible is T&C’s. God’s goal was to make it longer than Apple’s but he failed. (Ironically Apple was the one fruit Adam and Eve weren’t supposed to eat.)
The words are written in the first chapter of the first book.
Clearly God did not mean “use” as “in turn into rope and strangle other people” (violating other commandments) but nowhere does God say herbs can’t be used for medicine or wine can’t be used for its intoxicating effects, (within some reasonable degree of moderation.)