>"and must not resort to offending him with crude reproductions" //
It's not about reproductions (which are clearly impossible), but about images and sycophantic replacements.
The imagery thing leads to a specific materialism; the replacement leads to us designing a god to reflect and applaud our ethical failings.
Like turning to porn and eschewing one's duty to one's wife; or choosing an inanimate character as one's wife and imbuing her with a fetish for your own failings "I love your flab, the way you stink of stale beer and sweat really turns me on".
FWIW in Abramic tradition animals are creatures made by God that humans are entrusted to care for, and yes use as food; custodians of creation.
Your presentation looks like an inference of the created order based on looking at people's actions. Like watching traffic to find what the traffic laws are; that's a flawed methodology.
It's not about reproductions (which are clearly impossible), but about images and sycophantic replacements.
The imagery thing leads to a specific materialism; the replacement leads to us designing a god to reflect and applaud our ethical failings.
Like turning to porn and eschewing one's duty to one's wife; or choosing an inanimate character as one's wife and imbuing her with a fetish for your own failings "I love your flab, the way you stink of stale beer and sweat really turns me on".
FWIW in Abramic tradition animals are creatures made by God that humans are entrusted to care for, and yes use as food; custodians of creation.
Your presentation looks like an inference of the created order based on looking at people's actions. Like watching traffic to find what the traffic laws are; that's a flawed methodology.