It was a temporary sacrifice. God/Jesus didn't actually sacrifice (lose) anything really. Basically he allowed himself to feel a whole bunch of pain and sorrow for 3 days. And HE was the one who made the rules, and created such "crappy" creations that need sacrificing in the first place! If he lost anything, it would be all the animal sacrifices he no longer required after that. Overall, I think it was a pretty lame "sacrifice".
I mean,what have I learned from a god who is willing to be tortured by his own creation? That now he can hold it over our heads forever. "Hey humans.. I know I can be kind of a dick, but you really need to bow down and worship me. Remember that time you totally tortured me and killed me. Remember that? And I didn't kill you, even though I could have? I'm just sayin'...that was really messed up. I cried. You made Jesus cry. [fake sobbing] Sooo...you owe me. No how about that worship?"
I mean,what have I learned from a god who is willing to be tortured by his own creation? That now he can hold it over our heads forever. "Hey humans.. I know I can be kind of a dick, but you really need to bow down and worship me. Remember that time you totally tortured me and killed me. Remember that? And I didn't kill you, even though I could have? I'm just sayin'...that was really messed up. I cried. You made Jesus cry. [fake sobbing] Sooo...you owe me. No how about that worship?"
Douglas Adams:
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
