01-28-2010, 03:17 PM
Quote:If we are going to examine ancient codes of laws, then why not also Hammarabi, or the Elder Law of the Ostragoths? Deuteronomy is perhaps the eldest of codes of laws among them, being about 1500 or 1700 BC. If anything, Deuteronomy is another warning about the need to separate "Church" matters from "State" power. Otherwise, we'd be stoning idolaters left and right.
Why all this whining on about books that have been written 1000, 2000 or even more years ago.
How can you take anything serious from a time in which people didn't know that the Americas existed, or how rain is formed, or what DNA is, or what stars and planets are and most importantly had no tools and knowledge to find out where they came from.
(I know I shouldn't be asking you but religious people instead)
I mean there are still people that believe in miracles nowadays, but they are at least not taken seriously by anyone else than the catholic church and some scandalistic news papers. These books were written in times when there was no youtube and CNN so the truth of one man, became the truth if he was able to communicate it nicely......noboyd could go and check the facts anyway. I mean even with youtube and world-wide news channels nowadays people can convince other people to believe lies.....so only imagine in those days.