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Hi, I'm alive, and jews can kill snakes on Shabbat. · 10:28am May 21st, 2023
Hey.
Apologies for my absence.
I've been focusing on my career a lot so I haven't had the drive to write as of late.
IN THE MEANTIME, I will share with you some interesting religious tidbits about Jews and snakes, as I am Jewish.
There are several directions I can take it from here. I'll let the comments deliver the punchline. The winners will either get a comment from me or a deletion and a warning if you're brave enough. I do mod stuff occasionally.
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Majin Syeekoh · 288 views
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#snakes
#jews
#no planes
#thank god
#the only thing worse than a snake
#is a snake. on a plane.
God condone it, Syeekoh.
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Amen.
It's nice to see you snaking your way back into society❤️
It is wonderful to have ya back Majin.
Also God condone it Syeekoh. You can't just kill every snake you come across.
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He is one Snakey little fella.
(insert cute snake videos, which exist IIRC)
Beware the Trouser Snake.
You know, I was anticipating that I might see and read a great many things today.
This was not one of them.
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That's my charm.
So are you planning on doing a story with information or is more randomness from the Majin of absurd stories?
resists temptation to leave and delete a bunch of comments
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That might actually be the best punch line of all.
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Weeeeeeee'll see.
I'm guessing the rabbi in question doesn't actually know a whole lot about snakes, or animal interactions in general. Like most feral animals, snakes don't go out of their way to bite people, or anything else that's much larger than them. The vast majority of snakebites are defensive in nature: a giant creature (almost) steps on it, spots it and tries to relocate it, or otherwise disturbs its nap, and the snake tries to either scare off or delete the (perceived) threat. That's what's kept them and their ancestors alive for millions of years, so why wouldn't they default to it? They don't know about human property, they just see/smell/feel a nice place to hole up for a while.
Now of course, that doesn't mean they're not dangerous in general. There's a very good reason why we innately fear certain animals, like snakes and spiders: a LOT of our ancestors died because of them, so a fear response was a great way to reduce that. It's the same with fear of the dark: it's hard for us to see in the dark, and a lot of predators are nocturnal, especially where our ancestors evolved, so best to avoid the dark entirely. However, now that we have the cognitive capability to understand all that, blind fear isn't necessarily the best option anymore. I personally prefer to learn more about the things that scare me, as I find that knowledge turns fear into a more healthy respect. I'm still not gonna mess with the danger noodles, but I'll happily admire them from a safe distance, just like I do the various wasps in my area. And as an added bonus, the more you know about why bad things happen, the better equipped you can be to recognize the warning signs, or better yet, just prevent the issue in the first place by blocking possible entry points and cleaning up potential hiding spots.
Okay, rant over. Sorry about that. I just like talking about science stuff. And as an autistic Catholic astrophysicist, I tend to respond rather, shall we say, strongly to things that directly contradict the preponderance of the scientific evidence. Maybe I'm just jaded from too many Flat-Earthers, Young-Earth Creationists, and anti-vaxxers.
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I award you 200 points.👍