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Originally Posted by The Monkey
Yes, the crusades, the inquisition and African slavery are all proof of a great system of ethics.
Any religious text that advocates the execution of homosexuals and the selling of your daughters as sex slaves to protect some strangers should under no circumstances be used as a moral guideline.
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I agree, and i'm not advocating archaic religious fundamentalism, merely making the point that our notions of good and evil, our legal system and subliminal beliefs can in large part be credited to the influence of those religions, the ten commandments, the J-C work ethic of 'you'll be rewarded for slaving your guts out and never questioning authority' etc