• axh@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    it turns out “nostupidquestion” for some people means “do not post stupid questions” instead of “there are no stupid questions”.

    I up voted, because I still believe the second meaning is correct and people shouldn’t worry about posting questions here.

    But I have to admit, I see absolutely no relation between the “if” part and the “would you” part of this question, which makes it really weird for me.

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      7 hours ago

      When a question tries to make you swallow a bullshit payload, if feels like a manipulative question rather than a stupid one.

      This post implies that the obvious norms are:

      • you already are reading the bible and believe in it
      • you would want to read it in prison, and could
      • the only alternative is to go into other religious books and religions

      If someone asks “are black people the only inferior ones, or is it the case for asian people too?” it’s not a stupid question, it’s not even a question, it’s an attack. And while there is more room for doubt in the question of the post, it is still loaded with religious propaganda which is shitty as fuck.

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      8 hours ago

      Also the assumption that people would “stick with the Bible” ignores the “dozens” of people in the world who were not Christians to begin with… They might be a bit upset about that.

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        8 hours ago

        It makes me wonder if OP is from somewhere where only religious texts are available in prison

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            8 hours ago

            A US state is currently trying to restrict what books a prisoner can have. Hasn’t passed yet, as far as I know, but I’m guessing that’s the genesis of this particular dubious question.