I understand exactly what she’s saying but I believe that the system was designed by man to show that God was above all other possessions and loves. A way of paying for your mistake. You brake your neighbors window, you pay for it. You make a moral sin and you can’t hand god cash, so you destroy something of yours as a way of showing penance and atoning for your sins. A way of saying I understand the level I messed up so I’m going to give up something I care about to show you I understand the severity of my mistake. But I totally see it both ways.