(Nov 29, 2018 10:32 PM)Secular Sanity Wrote: Oh, god, Syne. That’s just ridiculous. You weren’t a very good Christian, were you? I paid attention. Why do you think I’m an atheist now?
God required innocent blood, my dear. That in itself is fucked up. Jesus paid the debt. Well, if you believe the narrative, it was actually suicide.
You have to believe in this shit if you’re going to defend them. As far as the resurrection is concerned, you could go with the goldilocks cells like Peterson, but that’s a little irrational, dontcha think?
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba ♫
Wait, no, it’s a just camel.
No, again, you're conflating OT animal sacrifice to a purportedly wrathful god with NT personal sacrifice from a benevolent god. The religion actually evolved over time, especially from Judaism to Christianity.
Where in these atonement theories is the requirement for blood? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonement_in_Christianity
Quite to the contrary:
They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall. They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters. By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan, they polluted the land with murder. They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD ’s sight.
- Psalm 106:36-39
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
- Proverbs 6:16-19
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
- Exodus 23:7
The shedding of animal blood was an improvement on killing the sinner (not innocent blood). And no, an unblemished lamb is not the same as an innocent person.
No, it wasn't suicide. But please do explain how you arrive at that conclusion.
No, you don't actually have to believe something to defend it. You can also defend it because it has numerous benefits to society and actual value to be gleaned regardless of literal interpretations.
Goldilocks cells? O_o