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“The very basis of the Judeo-Christian code is injustice, the scapegoat system. The scapegoat sacrifice runs all through the Old Testament, then it reaches its height in the New Testament with the notion of the Martyred Redeemer. How can justice possibly be served by loading your sins on another? Whether it be a lamb having its throat cut ritually, or a Messiah nailed to a cross and “dying for your sins”. Somebody should tell all of Yahweh’s followers, Jews and Christians, that there is no such thing as a free lunch.“
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Robert Heinlein, from Job: A Comedy of Justice
This is the first Heinlein book I ever read. I think I’d like to read it again.
(via ericmortensen)
Oh man. He’s so good. Next up you should try Stranger in a Strange Land, followed by The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
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