Quote Originally Posted by spankythehippo View Post
Back then it was socially acceptable. You are judging them based on what's acceptable/legal now. If you lived in that time frame, I'm sure you wouldn't have minded, since you would have grown up around it. Hence, the part "Albeit, some of the things said in the religious texts are questionable by today's standards."

You can't dismiss the morals of a religion by pointing out specific flaws. The majority of the morals are acceptable, in fact are continued to be preached to this day.
I soo oo oo missed this answer. Sorry!

As to your claims.. You are right that back then this was socially acceptable. But really, do you want what was socially acceptable back then to be the moral code of today? If not, maybe we should not base the writings dictating our lives on morals based on some book written 2000 odd years ago?

Yes, 2000 years ago a MIGHT not have minded if some guy had intercourse with my 9 year old daughter. But then again, I might have had, no?
And also, I MIGHT not have minded to have women mass-raped. But then again, I possibly would have.



Please do explain why I can NOT dismiss the morals of a religion by specific flaws?

Just because a majority of the morals are ok, it does not mean that those very same morals can not be achieved otherwise. I do not need the bible to tell me not to kill, I kind of figured it out already that killing is generally bad.

I do not need the bible to tell me that having sex with your neighbors wife is a bad thing, again, common sense.

Also, I did not go to the bible to learn that my father probably is right, I just noticed that more often than me he was, well, right. However, that was something I learnt, not got taught. There are other dads out there, who are not always so nice. And I pity the child then growing up being taught that his/her dad is to be respected.. No matter what. Is that something you want to sign up on?

Christians have made good PR of claiming human values as "christian values", please do not fall into that trap.

What stops me from killing is not fear of prison, what stops me from killing is - "Hey, he is a human being too!"

Is that better or worse than religion?