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Originally posted by tikat
Maybe some of the non-Christian religions believe that the gods and such really need that sheep. It wouldn't make sense with an omnipotent deity, of course, as It should be able to produce anything It needs without humans.
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I thought the whole idea was not that God needed the sheep, but that the sacrificer loved God enough to deprive himself to honor God. To put God above personal wants and needs.
I'm not promoting this practice, just trying to understand the reasoning. Oh wait...religion...reasoning.....nevermind.