According to the old testament who aside from Abraham was demanded to sacrifice his kids? Also God spared the son of Abraham and gifted them meat instead. As for capital punishment that exists, but only in cases of severe and proven crimes.
Guy returns from war after vowing to God that if he made him victorious he would “sacrifice to him the first to greet him upon his arrival home” or something like that.
God doesn’t directly ask it. But his daughter comes to greet him first. And well God doesn’t stop it.
It’s obviously all nonsense. There isn’t a god. This is a story about some delusion guy that murdered his daughter after winning a battle. But still.
The bible is filled with blood sacrifice stories like this.
After being thrown into fire by your own people for destroying their idols and leaving the fire unharmed? After Hajar, the wife of Abraham gave birth long after being past childbearing age?
Nonwithstanding the Prophets we know about all had to endure a lot of trials.
Does the question of whether you or i believe in it has any relevance to whether or not it is internally consistent or “sane”?
If you would watch a movie where the main character is saved from certain death by a power that is not limited by the natural laws that we humans are, is it “insane” for the main character to have unwavering loyalty and faith to that power? Would you tell the person sitting next to you how that is unrealistic and the plot is illogical?
You made the judgement "doesn’t that sound insane to you? " while you say you don’t believe in it. So for you to make this judgement it is not relevant whether you believe it happened or not. Now given that i brought you up to speed on what happened in “the first movie”, do you still consider “the second movie” to be “insane”? If so, why?
According to the old testament who aside from Abraham was demanded to sacrifice his kids? Also God spared the son of Abraham and gifted them meat instead. As for capital punishment that exists, but only in cases of severe and proven crimes.
Jephthah. Judges 10:30-40.
Guy returns from war after vowing to God that if he made him victorious he would “sacrifice to him the first to greet him upon his arrival home” or something like that.
God doesn’t directly ask it. But his daughter comes to greet him first. And well God doesn’t stop it.
It’s obviously all nonsense. There isn’t a god. This is a story about some delusion guy that murdered his daughter after winning a battle. But still.
The bible is filled with blood sacrifice stories like this.
Yeah, doesn’t that sound insane to you? Hey, sacrifice your kid for me… ope, just kidding bro, here’s some meat for being an obedient little bitch.
After being thrown into fire by your own people for destroying their idols and leaving the fire unharmed? After Hajar, the wife of Abraham gave birth long after being past childbearing age?
Nonwithstanding the Prophets we know about all had to endure a lot of trials.
Dude, you know none of that is real right?
Does the question of whether you or i believe in it has any relevance to whether or not it is internally consistent or “sane”?
If you would watch a movie where the main character is saved from certain death by a power that is not limited by the natural laws that we humans are, is it “insane” for the main character to have unwavering loyalty and faith to that power? Would you tell the person sitting next to you how that is unrealistic and the plot is illogical?
You made the judgement "doesn’t that sound insane to you? " while you say you don’t believe in it. So for you to make this judgement it is not relevant whether you believe it happened or not. Now given that i brought you up to speed on what happened in “the first movie”, do you still consider “the second movie” to be “insane”? If so, why?