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Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks
Is it better for a ruler to be feared or loved. Machiavelli came down on the side of fear (I happen to think he was right for the time in which he lived).
I'm not familiar with objectionable practices in Judaism outside things like circumcision. From what I understand the ultra-Orthodox are very insular. What makes Judaism repulsive to you?
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Christianity and Islam both have some moral evolution from the fear god of the Old Testament/Torah. That god is pretty terrifying and the worst kind of god that could be worshipped. The straight old school barbarism.