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SLCW | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Alcohol was good back then because if you drank the water you died from Dysentery (see Oregon Trail).
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walker | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Did Jesus turn dirty water into clean water? No. He turned it into wine, at a wedding… like 600+ liters of wine…

It’s clear JC was trying to party.
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SLCW | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 They couldn't conceive of clean water back then. But they did understand that they didn't die after drinking booze. Plus, it was fun so two birds with one stone.
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walker | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 As I said, Jesus liked to party.
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SLCW | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 He needed to drink to tolerate walking around the desert with a pack of bickering groupies.
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PurpleHorse ⚡️ | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Well, I sure have the feeling that I’m dying when drinking booze lately. I wish I was 18 years old again.
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CitizenPleb | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This checks out.
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EchDel | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 He was becoming an influencer, building a following.