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Originally Posted by GrandmasterTheGameOfLife  They were written by MAN.
A Book of Chronicles And RULES.
Meant to Strike the emotion of FEAR in the Ignorant; FEAR Of ETERNAL SUFFERING If Not followed;
Meant to Strike the emotion of DESIRE in the Ignorant; DESIRE OF ETERNAL PARADISE If followed;
A WAY for a few TO CONTROL THE MASSES.
Does it STRIKE EMOTIONS IN YOU? |
I dislike these reductionist arguments. Anti-theist arguments hurt their own cause when they mix truth with falsehood as you have above.
The history of religions demonstrate that many of them were social revolutions which reformed society in a positive way. A better criticism would be that those reforms are now very much outdated and must be abandoned for the sake of progress.