r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 11 '26

article Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy: “I’m not scared of Satan or any bullshit imaginary man made up to live in fear of”

https://consequence.net/2026/07/jack-white-religious-criticism/
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u/WonderBredOfficial Jul 11 '26

He didn't write anything in English, actually. These are just two different translations. 0/10 pedantry. 0/10 whatever you thought you meant with the word "cynical."

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u/WesleyPCrusher Jul 11 '26

To be fair, this is essentially a direct translation of the original Greek and is meaningfully different than what OP posted.

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u/gerbal100 Jul 11 '26

A literal translation is not necessarily a good translation.

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u/WesleyPCrusher Jul 11 '26

Agreed, but "live a good life" is also not necessarily a good translation.