"So, do any of you fisherman and tax collectors know how to write high quality non-contradictory books in Greek? Oh bugger!" Such a decision must be based on a case-by-case evaluation of the claims being made, the persons making the claims, and certainly the intent behind the claims. It may at times be difficult to differentiate pious fraud, which requires intent to deceive, from delusion and ignorance. To draw a non-religious comparison - pious fraud could be compared to a parent using the threat of Santa withholding presents, or delivering a lump of coal, if Santa should hear that the child in question has been naughty. This line of argumentation is prone to outcome bias. This type of fraud may, by religious apologists, be explained as a case of the ends justify the means, in that if people are saved from eternal damnation, then it's perfectly fine to tell a few fibs and perform some magic tricks. Pious fraud is a term applied to describe fraudulent practices used to advance a religious cause or belief. Lucifer: And you believed him? You actually believed these salesmen of salvation? “ ” Dante: The Bishop assured us that our sins would be absolved!
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