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Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar
Fascinating. Really. I love the story of Job. Not so much the end, which seems to have been the work of Hollywood screenwriters trying to come up with an ending that will send the crowd home satisfied. But the first 90% contains, for me at least, some great and deeply profound truths.
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The "pain is but an instant" and "trials lead to growth" aspects are fine, but the "God is a dick who likes to punish people for his own amusement" isn't quite as honorable. I'm pretty sure even the fundies consider Job to be a parable, though, so the former aspects are probably the point of the story. With that understood, Job doesn't really bother me.