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9. Written by a bunch of men all lusting for gold and building a religion to make themselves wealthy.

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 04:09 PM

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I'm going to remember that one. Haggard Celine 14 hrs ago #1

Here's a great article about that quote: AStern 14 hrs ago #2

God Matthew28 14 hrs ago #4

I was taught literalism as a young Baptist Torchlight 13 hrs ago #6

written by a human that lusted for gold dave99 13 hrs ago #8

Given the small sampling of wealthy I know personally, it's apt. Torchlight 13 hrs ago #7

I've known one person whom I consider wealthy AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #10

I love Dorothy Parker's wit. SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #11