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Are idolatry and sacrifices a form of quid pro quo, or marketing?
butcher's lobbyAre idolatry and sacrifices a form of quid pro quo, or marketing?
Are idolatry and sacrifices a form of quid pro quo, or marketing?
Yeah, sacrifice/offerings have their own economics. It helps many people to earn their livelihood.butcher's lobby
Yeah, sacrifice/offerings have their own economics. It helps many people to earn their livelihood.
But it's kinda like snake oil, isn't it?
How do you give to the all something that is part of the all? Or if giving something to a god aren't you stealing something from another god to do that?
Thank you is often understood as a gesture of gratitude. But if if a god offered it to you, wouldn't it be possibly more kind to share it with someone who needs it vs someone who obviously doesn't need it, doesn't want it it, and gave it away?It’s a gesture of appreciation and recognition of the source. Offering back part of what the deity has provided. “Thank you for giving me this, please take some and have it with me. I’m happy to share back what you gave me”.
Thank you is often understood as a gesture of gratitude. But if if a god offered it to you, wouldn't it be possibly more kind to share it with someone who needs it vs someone who obviously doesn't need it, doesn't want it it, and gave it away?
I suppose, it is like showing the God/Goddess as to what he/she has given to the devotee. If the deity has not given enough, the devotee will not have enough to offer, and perhaps the deity will be forced to give more. It is reverse blackmail.But it's kinda like snake oil, isn't it?
How do you give to the all something that is part of the all? Or if giving something to a god aren't you stealing something from another god to do that?