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Number 2 Pencil · 02-15-2011, 12:01 PM

Oh sure, in the light of a certain kind of faith, the giving up of all- including a son- in the face of god's demands, is a worthy act of ultimate submission and a proof of ultimate faith in god. And the act of Abraham committing to this ultimate personal sacrifice transforms him. And god is actually generous because he stops the sacrifice once Abraham has shown himself to really be willing to do it. It makes for a wonderful story with all sorts of deep symbolism.

But it still boils down to a god telling Abraham to kill his son as a sacrificial offering. This coming from a biblical world of a deity that just loves blood sacrifices of all kinds. If that is the ultimate god of reality, he has issues.

02-15-2011, 12:01 PM	#11
Number 2 Pencil Not too hard, not too soft Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Next to a yapping dog Posts: 75	Oh sure, in the light of a certain kind of faith, the giving up of all- including a son- in the face of god's demands, is a worthy act of ultimate submission and a proof of ultimate faith in god. And the act of Abraham committing to this ultimate personal sacrifice transforms him. And god is actually generous because he stops the sacrifice once Abraham has shown himself to really be willing to do it. It makes for a wonderful story with all sorts of deep symbolism. But it still boils down to a god telling Abraham to kill his son as a sacrificial offering. This coming from a biblical world of a deity that just loves blood sacrifices of all kinds. If that is the ultimate god of reality, he has issues. __________________ Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? -Poe Last edited by Number 2 Pencil; 02-15-2011 at 12:28 PM.