> the only point i'm making is that trying to rationalize religious dogma is an exercise in futility. which means you have already made your mind. that religious dogma fundamentally cannot be true. which is why attempting to rationalize it is fruitless. given that there was no reason to say  "but be honest, there's no way to reconcile the old and new testaments without mental contortions. did god stop being racist when he stopped being jewish?" which was an open invitation to attempt to rationalize perceived contradictions. which i did.
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