How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

Hello There, Guest! (Lost Password?) Register

Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!

Current time: July 22, 2025, 3:51 pm

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Thread Modes

How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

Angrboda Offline

Offline

Bringer Of Grief

Religious Views: Why is this girl always naked?

Posts: 31554
Threads: 117
Joined: February 22, 2011
Reputation: 159

#75

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

November 30, 2017 at 11:24 am (This post was last modified: November 30, 2017 at 11:26 am by Angrboda.)

(November 30, 2017 at 9:33 am)Industrial Lad Wrote: Also, why does(did?) god like animals killed and burned in his name? You would think an all powerful being would find better things than that to be impressed by.

It's a form of sympathetic magic. In those times, blood was synonymous with life, the essence of a living being. By ritually sacrificing and burning the flesh, you thereby transfer the power of the animals blood, its life force, to the deity to whom it is sacrificed. It's like giving the equivalent of gold in terms of what an entity that is spirit would desire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_magic

[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg]

Find

Reply

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread

How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Alexmahone - November 29, 2017 at 4:47 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Fake Messiah - November 29, 2017 at 4:55 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Industrial Atheist - November 30, 2017 at 9:33 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 30, 2017 at 11:24 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Industrial Atheist - November 30, 2017 at 12:10 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 29, 2017 at 5:18 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by vorlon13 - November 29, 2017 at 5:32 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Aroura - November 29, 2017 at 6:07 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 6:21 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Aroura - November 29, 2017 at 6:43 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Alexmahone - November 29, 2017 at 6:45 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 7:36 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Shell B - November 29, 2017 at 1:14 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 2:29 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Shell B - November 29, 2017 at 2:53 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 3:01 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Edwardo Piet - November 30, 2017 at 7:52 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 30, 2017 at 9:34 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Brian37 - November 29, 2017 at 7:40 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 7:46 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Edwardo Piet - November 29, 2017 at 8:50 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 8:57 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by brewer - November 29, 2017 at 9:08 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Fake Messiah - November 29, 2017 at 9:33 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Cod - November 29, 2017 at 9:54 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by brewer - November 29, 2017 at 9:37 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Whateverist - November 29, 2017 at 9:38 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 9:59 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 10:09 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 10:17 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 10:20 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 10:28 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 10:37 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 10:40 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 10:49 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 11:02 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 11:19 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 12:43 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 12:53 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 1:06 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 1:14 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 1:27 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 1:45 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Minimalist - November 29, 2017 at 1:50 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by notimportant1234 - November 29, 2017 at 2:39 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 2:51 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Shell B - November 29, 2017 at 3:03 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 3:08 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 3:27 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Minimalist - November 29, 2017 at 4:45 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Abaddon_ire - November 29, 2017 at 4:02 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Whateverist - November 29, 2017 at 5:04 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Abaddon_ire - November 29, 2017 at 6:05 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Wyrd of Gawd - November 29, 2017 at 4:08 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 4:53 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 29, 2017 at 7:20 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 7:23 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 29, 2017 at 7:36 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 9:32 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Alexmahone - November 29, 2017 at 10:17 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Shell B - November 30, 2017 at 11:57 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Whateverist - November 29, 2017 at 10:57 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by LadyForCamus - November 29, 2017 at 10:27 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 29, 2017 at 11:07 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 7:38 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by brewer - November 29, 2017 at 8:26 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Whateverist - November 29, 2017 at 10:53 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by vorlon13 - November 29, 2017 at 10:57 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Fireball - November 29, 2017 at 10:38 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Succubus - November 30, 2017 at 1:46 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 11:39 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 12:32 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Godscreated - November 30, 2017 at 3:10 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 30, 2017 at 3:50 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Godscreated - November 30, 2017 at 4:52 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Sal - November 30, 2017 at 7:22 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 10:24 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 11:34 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 30, 2017 at 12:01 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 12:05 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by WinterHold - November 30, 2017 at 12:09 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - November 30, 2017 at 12:22 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 1, 2017 at 5:20 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 10:14 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 1, 2017 at 10:58 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Fireball - December 1, 2017 at 11:06 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 1, 2017 at 11:25 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Fireball - December 2, 2017 at 12:21 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 2, 2017 at 4:21 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 2, 2017 at 7:21 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Cod - December 1, 2017 at 10:18 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 1, 2017 at 11:17 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 1, 2017 at 11:33 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Whateverist - December 2, 2017 at 1:56 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 11:24 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 11:25 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 1, 2017 at 11:34 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 2, 2017 at 9:34 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 3, 2017 at 3:58 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 3, 2017 at 6:42 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 2, 2017 at 1:53 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 3, 2017 at 11:34 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 4, 2017 at 1:01 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 3, 2017 at 11:40 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 5, 2017 at 12:13 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 5, 2017 at 1:04 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 6, 2017 at 4:43 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - December 6, 2017 at 5:15 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Grandizer - December 5, 2017 at 6:43 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Cod - December 5, 2017 at 6:58 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Drich - December 5, 2017 at 11:18 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 6, 2017 at 5:39 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Grand Nudger - December 6, 2017 at 7:17 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Little Rik - December 6, 2017 at 7:15 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Stupid things religious people say	Silver	2247	254518	July 17, 2025 at 12:34 pm Last Post: Fake Messiah
	A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will	ShinyCrystals	268	35817	June 23, 2025 at 10:23 pm Last Post: arewethereyet
	Why people remain in cultlike religious communities	Won2blv	6	1605	April 1, 2022 at 7:59 pm Last Post: Rev. Rye
	How do christens justify child molestation?	AngryAtheist666	47	7157	February 15, 2021 at 5:28 am Last Post: The Grand Nudger
	Noah and animals	AniKoferBo	52	6539	January 28, 2021 at 8:36 pm Last Post: no one
	Religious people in the medical field	Silver	35	10690	November 11, 2018 at 10:54 am Last Post: Angrboda
	Are religious people really afraid of death?	Alexmahone	36	8406	July 3, 2018 at 12:50 pm Last Post: purplepurpose
	Religious texts used to manipulate people	Silver	13	5634	June 10, 2018 at 8:15 pm Last Post: Minimalist
	Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?	chimp3	42	9299	April 13, 2018 at 2:35 pm Last Post: JackRussell
	Sacred and unclean animals	zebo-the-fat	14	4218	July 23, 2017 at 8:33 pm Last Post: chimp3

View a Printable Version

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Current time: July 22, 2025, 3:51 pm Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2025 MyBB Group.Atheist Forums is 16 Years, 10 Months, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 1 Hour, 3 Minutes, 59 Seconds old.
The views expressed on this website are those of the members who express them and do not necessarily represent the views of Atheist Forums, its owners, or staff.