In some religious traditions, it’s not believed that they’re loopholes, or cheating.
If the written rules are the precise literal words of your deity who can make no errors, then if something is technically allowed it’s allowed on purpose.
The deity wouldn’t make a mistake or try to trick people into following a rule that wasn’t written.
Yahweh says no tending a fire on Saturday. Alright, what is “fire”? Is electricity fire? Is it a prohibited labor? Time to think.
God says no eating creatures of the land or sky. Well, otters aren’t of the land or sky, so fair game.
Allah says no pork unless your life depends on it. Is processed porcine collagen still pork if it’s used in artificial heart valves? What level of chemical transformation is required to remove the “pork-ness”?
The belief that a deity cares about the spirit of the the written rules and not the words is itself a religious belief.
Which, in some religions, means it’s open to debate to figure out exactly what it means. :P
That thinking only works if you don’t realize that it’s all in interpretation, its not a loophole persay it’s a series of loopholes you sorta work around and jump through.
Loophole to me means that you found a way to cheat the system.
If you believe your deity is entirely onboard with being a rules lawyer, then finding clever ways to do things while following the rules is just “following the rules”.
If your deity says no firestarting on a Saturday, so you start it on Friday to use Saturday, why would you be in trouble for following the rules?
I can’t believe all this religious people that pull off these loopholes really believe in a god…
If it really exists, it’s gonna bust your ass.
In some religious traditions, it’s not believed that they’re loopholes, or cheating.
If the written rules are the precise literal words of your deity who can make no errors, then if something is technically allowed it’s allowed on purpose.
The deity wouldn’t make a mistake or try to trick people into following a rule that wasn’t written.
Yahweh says no tending a fire on Saturday. Alright, what is “fire”? Is electricity fire? Is it a prohibited labor? Time to think.
God says no eating creatures of the land or sky. Well, otters aren’t of the land or sky, so fair game.
Allah says no pork unless your life depends on it. Is processed porcine collagen still pork if it’s used in artificial heart valves? What level of chemical transformation is required to remove the “pork-ness”?
The belief that a deity cares about the spirit of the the written rules and not the words is itself a religious belief.
Which, in some religions, means it’s open to debate to figure out exactly what it means. :P
That thinking only works if you don’t realize that it’s all in interpretation, its not a loophole persay it’s a series of loopholes you sorta work around and jump through.
Loophole to me means that you found a way to cheat the system.
If you believe your deity is entirely onboard with being a rules lawyer, then finding clever ways to do things while following the rules is just “following the rules”.
If your deity says no firestarting on a Saturday, so you start it on Friday to use Saturday, why would you be in trouble for following the rules?
No one legit believes any of that shit or they wouldn’t sin in multiple every fucking day.