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Just because some text on an image says it, doesn’t make it true

Posted on 14 July 2025 | by Matt | Leave a Comment on Just because some text on an image says it, doesn’t make it true
according to a recent study, 83% of people who see this image will share it without checking to see if it is true. Share if that annoys or amuses you.
Posted in The Heretic's Guide to Fibs, Lies, and Fake News | Tagged fake news, social media, words

What does heresy mean?

Posted on 28 June 2025 | by Matt | 1 Comment on What does heresy mean?

Derived from the Ancient Greek haíresis (αἵρεσις), the English heresy originally meant “choice” or “thing chosen”. What heresies have you chosen?

(Cross, F. L., and E. A. Livingstone, eds. 1974. “Heresy.” The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.)

Posted in Heresy Prompts | Tagged choice, words

Christians define scripture too narrowly

Posted on 26 June 2025 | by Matt | Leave a Comment on Christians define scripture too narrowly

Scripture means writings: It comes from Middle English, from Latin scriptura ‘writings’, from script- ‘written’, from the verb scribere. You can look it up.

Technically, then, this blog is scripture. Scripture is infallible. Therefore, I am never wrong.

Posted in Generally Heretical | Tagged scripture, words
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