Jesus died for your sins

[MineralMan]

28. It is not an attack on theists at all.

It is a satirical look at a specific religion and its beliefs. Through satire, it points out the fundamental, metaphorical misunderstanding that is at the core of Christianity.

If one believes the story literally, then perhaps one believes something irrational. You claim to believe most of Christianity as a metaphorical thing, if I recall correctly. So, you seem to see that belief for what it is - a metaphor. Any close reading of the Gospels leads to the metaphor being created intentionally of sending down the "son" of God to be crucified as a metaphorical sacrifice to atone for humanity's inherent sinfulness. Even had the crucifixion been a real event, it would have been planned in advance, with that purpose in mind. The advance planning and the resurrection conflicts with the concept of any sacrifice occurring at all. That is what is being satirized in that meme.

However, for it to have been real, one would have to believe the Gospels in a literal sense, which you claim not to do. That is the internal mental conflict that raises doubts about the literality or even the reality of any of it.

Mistaking a metaphor for reality is somewhat of a delusion, it seems to me. As you put it:

"D'accord?"