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Originally Posted by plthijinx
easy. abraham was asked by God, well commanded really, to sacrifice his son. a suicide bomber is killing himself. there is a big difference. it's one thing to sacrifice yourself but to sacrifice your offspring is another. in abrahams; case he showed God that God came first. over everything and everyone.
just sayin.
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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle
Abraham is a fictional character, or at least based on someone so far in the past that they are irrelevant. A suicide bomber is real and hurting other people now.
I prefer a few crazy parents (almost) murdering their children, to someone actually blowing up as many people as possible.
The suicide aspect is irrelevant.
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Abraham believed he was doing god's will. A suicide bomber believes he is doing god's will.
Frankly, I think they're both hallucinating crazies, but this is an entertaining philosophical discussion.