Patrick Elliott wrote:
> of it, when one of the most basic principles of religions is 
> ***supposed*** to be that it tries to stop people from doing this crap, 

I think that's the basic fallacy right there.  Religion has nothing to 
do with *what* morals you have.

If your God or Gods tells you to slay people, that's what you do. Go 
read the Old Testament, where the Jews torched entire cities and 
committed genocide at the bequest of JHVH.

Many modern people *say* their religion is one of peace and kindness, 
but to a large extent, it really isn't. And certainly it's not true that 
religion, in general, is supposed to make you nice. Every monotheistic 
religion I know of has the prime directive of obedience, not kindness. 
If you have the choice of kindness or obedience, you're supposed to pick 
obedience.  (Or, as one of my friends put it, "Sure, Jews are the chosen 
people. That's not really a *good* thing.")

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     It's not feature creep if you put it
     at the end and adjust the release date.

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