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      7 hours ago

      That was “Satan’s” unspeakable name. We shortened it to YHWH.

      Satan just means adversary. Baal simply means Lord and as it was translated, some references to Baal were switched to God and others to Satan.

      Now, some views separate YHWH and Satan: one example of contention is the story of Job, however, it could be argued that the demiurge was arguing with himself to test the limits of his creations’ loyalty.

      Or we are genetically engineered great apes by the Annunaki. Depends on if you prefer spiritual or sci-fi.

      Actual Bible study is fucking fun! God would smite people from a flaming flying craft with “pillars of light”… you mean lasers? And angels would come down from this ball of fire and talk to the humans. I am not saying it was aliens, but it was definitely aliens.