In fact one of the best ways to make a smart person do something stupid is to get her emotions involved and encourage her to view a situation in a (single) metaphorical way.
An example of which might be repeatedly to use the words "child" and "torture" in close proximity, as if Christ had been six years old at the time of the crucifixion and not at very least an adult human being with the full capacity for self-determination. Quite apart from the issue of whose religion we're talking about, that's a pretty determined attempt to keep the thumb firmly on the emotional button there and make it look as if I'm excusing the torture of a child.
And I think your step two is mythical. There is the concept of the "scapegoat," but that was a separate thing from the sacrificial lamb, though also linked symbolically to the--I reiterate once more--self-sacrifice of Jesus.
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An example of which might be repeatedly to use the words "child" and "torture" in close proximity, as if Christ had been six years old at the time of the crucifixion and not at very least an adult human being with the full capacity for self-determination. Quite apart from the issue of whose religion we're talking about, that's a pretty determined attempt to keep the thumb firmly on the emotional button there and make it look as if I'm excusing the torture of a child.
And I think your step two is mythical. There is the concept of the "scapegoat," but that was a separate thing from the sacrificial lamb, though also linked symbolically to the--I reiterate once more--self-sacrifice of Jesus.