In the eyes of the rational, all human sacrifice is murder. But in the eyes of the 'believer' there is one difference, albeit twisted. For example, when Abraham was going to sacrifice his son Isaac, it obviously would not have been a sacrifice if Abraham viewed him as being a 'little sh@$' -- everyone would agree that it would have been an act of cold-blooded murder if Abraham hated Isaac. But somehow if you destroy something that you love, it is a good thing. Some Christians do a form of sacrifice on lent -- the more miserable you can make yourself, the happier god is -- I'm not sure why people would love such a figure. The concept of sacrifice is to intentionally lose something which is important to you -- the rational view it as the ultimate-stupidity -- the religious view it as the ultimate-act-of-faith. Perhaps they are right, perhaps we can save some time and conclude that faith is the ultimate-stupidity. Just like Abraham losing what is dearest to him to show a voice in his head how much he believes -- this is the ultimate-stupidity and the ultimate-insanity bunched together, and not surprisingly the ultimate-act-of-faith. Yet faith is widely regarded as being one of the greatest attributes a person can have; being a 'man of faith' is considered a compliment by most -- what a disturbing world we live in. A world where an insanity and stupidity are twisted together and referred to as faith -- and this "faith" is something which should be strived for? -- I don't get it, and I hopefully never will. Feel bad for us Christians, when you feel bad, you are suffering -- giving up potential enjoyment for our expense is a form of sacrifice, it is what your god wants. At the same time, do not try to change our minds, for you are trying to achieve something which would be enjoyable for you (and some of you enjoy a good argument), this destroys your sacrifice, be miserable.
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