Why Christianity is bullshit, part 3: The theology is absurd

Of all the things that compelled me to reject the Christian faith of my youth, none was more persuasive that the Biblical book of Hebrews. The book of Hebrews essentially explains how Christian theology works; it explains how the new covenant through Christ is related to the previous covenants God had with humanity. And it's really, really stupid. Here's the short version, in handy bulletin form: Adam and Eve were created in God's image, but rebelled against God and were cursed with "sin", which they passed on through all their offspring – i.e., all of humanity. God made lots of covenants with humanity. Lots . In particular, he made one with Moses, which became Mosaic Law – a complex system of behavioral codes and atonement through ritual animal sacrifices. Ritual animal sacrifices were imperfect, so God gave his only son to be the perfect sacrifice of atonement. Jesus, being born of a virgin, did not inherent the sinful nature of humanity. He was perfect,