If Jesus died to forgive us, then why is there a Hell?

Yes. Are you saying that human sacrifice took place?

I asked you whether or not it is true that your god does not condone human sacrifice. You answered my question with a question. Why did you do that?

Then I asked you what your stand is on the idea that your god desired the killing and burning of corpses in exchange for something humans wanted or needed. I even paraphrased my question. I asked: What part of your god was pleased and quenched by the slaughter of animals, and the burning of their corpses. In response, you once again answered my question with a question, asking me where I had read that. Why are you doing that?

Then when I ask you if the stench of burning flesh is a delicacy to your god, you did not answer.

. . . the voice inside his head.

Mostly to underscore your inability to get the point.

Where did you see the word 'quenched'?

Of course I answered. I have some burgers on the barby right now.

Where did you see the word 'quenched'?

it was just a way of recognizing their absolute dependence on God for their very existence and demonstrating that belief.

Ah, so it had nothing to do with what the god wanted?

Mainly you do that inside your mind, the details of the outward expression of that are unimportant but he wants that too.

Anyway, bottom line is that the god was quenched by the death and burning of an animal.

I don't think God gave a **** about the animals.

What he cared about was - what was in the mind of the man.

The most basic fact of reality is that you owe your existence to God. He does want you to acknowledge that fact. Mainly you do that inside your mind, the details of the outward expression of that are unimportant but he wants that too.

The reality is that you've been informed that, according to a book, you owe your existence to a god, and that, like all egos, he wants you to acknowledge that fact. Of course, this flies in the face of the the alleged fact that the god knows your heart and mind already. So . . .

@Leadfoot,
You said that we owe our existence to the god, and that it wants us to acknowledge that fact, and that it wants outward expressions of our gratitude. You're trying to justify the god's perverse appreciation for the burning of slaughtered animals by somehow equating that to me telling my wife that I appreciate her presence in my life, and then maybe making love to her. That is a ridiculous comparison.

She never asks me to sacrifice the family pet or the wild rabbits in our yard to prove my gratitude. And if she did, I would question her sanity. Our expressions of gratitude for each other never involve the senseless taking of life.

Animals were the equivalent of money in those days, they were a man's treasure. I fail to see what is so rediculous in my comparison.

Leadfoot Quote:
"Animals were the equivalent of money in those days, they were a man's treasure. I fail to see what is so rediculous in my comparison."


Are you trying to tell me that the god is short of cash, and that its currency of choice is burning flesh?

I am stunned that you cannot see the difference between showing a loved one your appreciation through kindly acts, and showing your god your appreciation through the killing of animals and the burning of their corpses.

Because of your investment in the deified book, you have come to believe that the god's system is basically no different than the practice of voodoo.