@neologist,
Quote:But the Creator of the universe has no necessity and needs nothing from us.
You might want to try to convince someone who believes that the god does want something from us. Leadfoot, perhaps? But more to the point here, were you not aware of this until now:
For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life.
Does
quenched sound about right to you now?
Quote:If factual, you must accept the writer's assessment of God's supreme ability to regulate events according to his purpose. Abraham's decision, therefore, was completely in line with the standards he already knew about God.
This is what I meant about what happens when you deify a book. When you do that, then a father's willingness to murder his son at the behest of a voice in his head suddenly makes complete sense to you. And the magical power of an animal's blood can wash away transgression (voodoo). But all of that must be true, cuz it's in the book, right?
Quote:So why do you bother whipping what to you is a dead horse?
Because you insist on propping that dead horse back up, and then calling it alive an not smelling bad.
