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outerworldLV t1_j13rz0j wrote

Reply to comment by RenzoARG in Horse rescued from frozen lake waters by good Samaritans by sh0tgunben

Your question had me wondering so here you go : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/good-samaritan. Apparently they were heretics so Jesus used Samaritan to prove his point, is what I’m getting.

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RenzoARG t1_j13tevi wrote

So, the article title is saying that the guys that saved the horse are herectics? /s

Asimov had a short writing about the term ("lost in non translation", part of "bicentennial man and other stories"), using the term this century is certainly deprecated; considering that a nationality should never be used as neither possitive or negative trait for anyone.

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outerworldLV t1_j14j82f wrote

The Samaritan people were apparently ! ; ) I had no idea. And yes, definitely lost in translation, as so many things are nowadays. Hell, it doesn’t even need to be an old thing to be misunderstood. But I appreciate your intelligent response !

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