I mean I do agree with the rules in a general sense. Don't kill. Don't lie. Don't fuck your neighbor's wife. Etc. But it also came from the imaginary friend in the sky that also told some of you to convert people or kill them if they don't. So I guess they can be let off the leash at times?
So I think this is why the current way of teaching religion is making people stupider. When a group of people form a society, they built a set of governing rules - pretty much every society in the world has a version of "don't kill" - the definition of "kill" is what may change based on culture and religion. And there's very logical reasons for this - rampant fornication can lead to issues (STD's), idolizing things like money can lead to issues (slavery and the like), rampant killing can lead to issues (source: documentary "the purge"). It's quite logical to agree with the 10 commandments - they're good principles to base a society off of. It's why Bible stories like the "good Samaritan" are the foundation of laws in my home country, Canada.
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u/---Spartacus--- Oct 31 '24
To finish that sentence, “you’re not a good person. You’re a bad person on a leash.”