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Originally posted by bigben2k
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This goes back to the days of the Spanish inquisition. If you can't believe that the earth is flat, you'll be excommunicated and jailed.
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Not to mention tortured. In a most godly way, of course!
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Originally posted by bigben2k
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There are a lot of good values that have been identified and categorized, that are pretty simple to follow: honesty, justice, fairness, truth, ... It shouldn't be too hard to come up with a list.
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And my point was that these could be derived/discovered without the "aid" of religion/deities. They were merely tools to allow the weak to subjugate the powerful and weaker alike. Even the chief must kowtow to the Witch Doctor, lest he bring down the wrath of the Four Winds against him!
Bob