Truth in a story which is entirely dependent upon subjective interpretation

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I also find it amazing how things like this don't bother people more.

Unfortunately, they seem to work backwards from their conclusion.

"My religion must be right, and this must all make sense. So whatever reasons I come up with to account for the apparent problems, they must be valid."

It seems clear to me that (indulging the fantasy) God either can't or won't communicate effectively with us. The former leaves him rather less impressive than generally claimed; the latter makes him a trickster at best and a sadist at worst, considering the amount of bloodshed and suffering the resulting confusion causes.