God sent a flood
to drown everyone
he had a problem with.
Not only them, but the animals too
saving a pair of each.
How cruel was that?
Gratuitous. Grisly. Grim.
Picture them all
gasping for air.
No wonder we glorify war.
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You could make an argument it glorifies speciecide.
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ecocide? what happened to the plants? and the inbreeding would have been horrific
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The idea was mainly to kill most of the people, I think. No one ever talks about the animals 😦
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I reckon the decision to save people from one tribe means it qualifies as ethnic cleansing
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Yes to all your points.
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But i think humanity has the second one covered, no help from a god needed this time around.
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Time will tell
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