also > a statue whether or not that idol speaks to you because it was purpose built for an entity to inhabit and tells you to throw your children in a furnace, or if you worship something like a statue itself as if it were literally god, is what sets an idol apart from a statue. the entire argument around idolatry hinges on the protestant pretending he's too retarded to understand the difference between veneration and worship. do you venerate the military or do you worship them? teachers? doctors? police officers? veterinarians? blue collar workers? do you worship any of these or do you venerate them? so you do understand the difference, you're just being maliciously disingenuous about it.
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