Cyber Ghost@lemmygrad.ml to AtheismEnglish · 1 year agoCain and Abeli.imgur.comimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down16
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minus-squarezzzzzzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI don’t think it is clear what is meant by God’s indifference to Cain’s offering. It’s one of those perplexing details that has led to a lot of deep contemplation over the millenia. Have you you ever read Steinbeck’s East of Eden?
minus-squareAWistfulNihilist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNo, I’m familiar enough with the story, but Steinbeck was always a bit to serious for me, shit is deeply depressing in like a Russian literature way.
minus-squarezzzzzzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFair enough, but it is a masterpiece. And, a profound meditation on the story of Cain and Abel.
minus-squareCyber Ghost@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI just looked it up and wow this book is huge 😵. How long did it take you to finish it?
minus-squarezzzzzzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAudiobooks, my friend! I do a lot of driving around, so I just listen to books to keep my mind occupied.
I don’t think it is clear what is meant by God’s indifference to Cain’s offering. It’s one of those perplexing details that has led to a lot of deep contemplation over the millenia. Have you you ever read Steinbeck’s East of Eden?
No, I’m familiar enough with the story, but Steinbeck was always a bit to serious for me, shit is deeply depressing in like a Russian literature way.
Fair enough, but it is a masterpiece. And, a profound meditation on the story of Cain and Abel.
I just looked it up and wow this book is huge 😵. How long did it take you to finish it?
Audiobooks, my friend! I do a lot of driving around, so I just listen to books to keep my mind occupied.