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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The classification of a "good" one casts dispersion on all the rest. Very early on, "others" were cast as baddies. It seems like a trend.

Quoting Wikipedia:

Jesus' target audience, the Jews, hated Samaritans to such a degree that they destroyed the Samaritans' temple on Mount Gerizim. The Samaritans, reciprocally, hated the Jews.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan

Quoting Wikipedia [emphasis mine]:

The Samaritans (/səˈmærɪtənz/; Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓࠩࠉࠌ‎ Šā̊merīm; Hebrew: שומרונים Šōmrōnīm; Arabic: السامريون as-Sāmiriyyūn), often preferring to be called Israelite Samaritans, are an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews and Israelites of the ancient Near East. They are indigenous to Samaria, a historical region of ancient Israel and Judah that comprises the northern half of what is today referred to as the West Bank. They are adherents of Samaritanism, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion that developed alongside Judaism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritans

I dunno. Maybe someone will correct my interpretation. This has been at the edge of my mind for a little while and I'm curious if others agree.

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[–] yesman 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] discount_door_garlic 1 points 1 week ago

exactly the sketch I thought of when I saw this post!

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