Sound mind? If we agree there is something wrong with cutting half an ear off as an adult, why not when slicing off part of a dick? Because of God? So delusional as well.
Now, if you’re talking about being able to read the bible cause it was in Latin, that’s something else. That’s why the translation by Martin Luther made such an impact. Because for the first time they could read it in their own language.
Ogum, Norse and Germanic rune, etc were widely used and plenty of archeological evidence shows children learning to read and write even before the alfabet made its way to those areas.
Reading has always been a part of human existence, the way we read and write has evolved, and will continue to do so.
lol Gen X, fuck my life from day one.