TheOne to World [email protected]English • 10 hours agoTaliban To Impose Media Ban On Images Of Living Things.www.rferl.orgmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1227
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish47•10 hours agoIt’s a radical religious thing. Images are imperfect imitations of God’s perfect work, therefore, they are blasphemy.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 hours agoWhy only images of sentient beings though? Did God not create the rest of it too?
minus-squareObinicelinkfedilinkEnglish16•9 hours agoOkay but what about the image cast on our retinas through our eyeballs that we use to see? Those are imperfect imitations of reality also. What’s their stance on those images…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 hours agoWhat if you sneak around Afghanistan whispering “Don’t think of an elephant!” to people? Are they in trouble?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 hours agoNo no no You’re in trouble For making us all think impure thoughts
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilinkEnglish8•9 hours agoBut apparently written religious works or talking about god’s work is perfect, or that would be banned too.
It’s a radical religious thing. Images are imperfect imitations of God’s perfect work, therefore, they are blasphemy.
Why only images of sentient beings though? Did God not create the rest of it too?
Okay but what about the image cast on our retinas through our eyeballs that we use to see?
Those are imperfect imitations of reality also. What’s their stance on those images…
Nonono that was all made by G. O. D.
What if you sneak around Afghanistan whispering “Don’t think of an elephant!” to people? Are they in trouble?
No no no
You’re in trouble
For making us all think impure thoughts
But apparently written religious works or talking about god’s work is perfect, or that would be banned too.