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Originally Posted by Fire
I tend to think that the world would be better if the people that claim to be religious would READ THEIR FUCKING BOOKS.....
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That's probably not a good idea. There are a lot of moral lessons in the Torah, Bible, and Qur'an that would be considered morally reprehensible by you or me. Not only that, but there are a ton of contradictions, making following their religious teachings impossible. What you're left with is nothing but selective readings, and that room for interpretation is what gets people into trouble. Two people can read the same passage and one can come away with "god hates fags" and another will come away with "this was written thousands of years ago during different societal circumstances".
It's better to just develop one's own morals based on the social contract, how to interact in order to personally succeed and to help keep the society you're a part of stable and functional.