Quote from damir00:
no it is not: "god" wasn't just telling abraham to do that, "he" was telling *everyone* in those days to do that. what abraham heard that was different was the "stop!" part of it. it's the NOT going through with it that makes abraham's story different from all the other sacrificial stories of the era.
Quote from Turok:
Damir:
>no it is not: "god" wasn't just telling abraham to do
>that, "he" was telling *everyone* in those days to
>do that.
Ok, Damir. Here's the challenge. Please find me in Genesis (which will satisify the "in those days" criteria) where god tells *everyone* to kill a son.
I'll be waiting.
JB
Quote from BSAM:
I think you might have him there, JB.
Quote from damir00:
'fraid not. nothing more dangerous than a man of one book - especially if it's THE book, right?![]()
the evidence for commonplace sacrificing of children is extensive and - most importantly - extra-scriptural. but hey, if you get something of value from the story that's different from what i get, it's ok with me!
back to the markets: when is TradeSports going to open a contract on who gets killed first, Musharaf or Osama?