RE: The Abrahamic sacrifice of his son.
March 28, 2018 at 6:32 pm
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2018 at 6:33 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 28, 2018 at 6:24 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Abraham became super confused, how can God ask him to do such a thing but he submitted never the less. And he was blocked as well as his son Ishmael from perceiving a more rational perspective.
The same happened to Noah, he became severely confused and began to question.
This is normal is all I'm saying. If we misunderstood revelation. It's normal. What is important is to seek clarification.
Sounds like both characters in the narrative were -this- close to being decent human beings..but decided to be believers instead.
: shrugs :
If I were abraham I'd have told god to fuck off, and if I were noah I'd have told him to drown me and find some other asshole to build his fairyboat. See, that's what moral conviction looks like.
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