Self-Righteous Crusader Attempts To Shame Unsuspecting Netizen For “Skipping” Sunday School, But The Plan Spectacularly Backfires

The most hilarious Sunday school debate on the internet.

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• January 13, 2024

Almost everyone has an opinion on the internet. Still, there comes the odd individual who’s ever ready to shove their views down some unsuspecting netizen's throat—be it wrong or right.

On a leisurely stroll around social media, one Reddit user captured a comical exchange between two parties. We’re not sure what sparked the debate, but we found the assailant blasting their opponent using a supposed verse from the Bible. 

According to them, their opponent would have been well-versed with such strong words of wisdom if only they attended Sunday school.

Unfortunately, they found their own words flung right back with a dash of facts. Not only was the said phrase nowhere to be found in the bible, it wasn’t even worded correctly.

The opponent was quick to point this out, emphasizing that perhaps their confused friend was the one who missed more than a few Sunday school classes.

The phrase in question turned out to be a mangled rendition of a famous quote from the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” 

“Give a man a fish, he’ll starve.” insisted the assailant. Redditors had a field day with this one. They went on to pull out scores of popular proverbs, rewording them in the most ridiculous way they could manage. 

It became a full-fledged competition on who could come up with the most absurdly ridiculous versions of adages. 

Check out some examples below.

Let’s dig into the details

Check out the viral conversation

Let’s see how Netizens reacted:

An interesting perspective from the Redditor

Check out this Redditor’s version of the “actual” parable

Protect the Northern Cod population at all costs

“Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime yes, but how is he supposed to learn to fish on an empty stomach?”

“All I learned in sunday school is that they really will let any volunteer teach it and they sure don’t have lesson plan.”

According to this Redditor; why teach a man to fish when Jesus was all about sharing fish?

“I've met very few religious people that have actually read the Bible.”

“You know what is in the Bible? That day Jesus took a few loaves and fishes and fed a multitude.”

“Just fish till you get a perfect LV4* Shiny Lucky Magikarp... then keep fishing forever to evolve.”

There’s a moral lesson here for everyone

“I mean maybe that lesson isn’t from the Bible, I don’t know I’m not a church guy, but it’s still a valid saying.”

According to this Redditor, the origin of the quote is widely linked to the Chinese and not even the Bible

This goes to show people don’t always know what they’re talking about. Fact-checking is crucial before sharing information online. 

Sure, It’s easy to get caught up in the moment and share something that sounds good without verifying its authenticity. 

However, if you don’t want to get dragged on the ruthless streets of the internet like our dear friend here, always verify.

What's your take on this story? Let us know in the comments.

Jesse