Using a graphic image, he concludes, «the normal human reaction to a great cultural achievement like the Bible is to do with it what the Philistines did to Samson: reduce it to impotence, then lock it in a mill to grind our aggressions and prejudices» (p. 233). (religion-online.org)
Reacting «well» to getting hit is something that is developed over time, so the lack of striking training / sparring results in him having a normal human reaction to getting clocked in the face (sbnation.com)