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Permalink Reply by Wayne Wilson on July 25, 2010 at 12:40pm

Values?
at the time these ancient scriptures were written, there was wide-spread ignorance regarding basic hygiene and nutrition, there was limited policing of the masses, so robbery, rape and crime in general was a common, daily event.
to offset this state, the 'powers that be' decided to attempt to frighten people into doing the 'right' thing ('healthy'?) by telling those that believed their priests and holy men that it was against god's will to rob and rape, steal and kill. eating pork was 'evil.' (because 'god said so', pork goes bad fast in hot, sunny environments and causes disease which leads to death.)
a lot of the rules and traditions were really just common sense of the times. which was severly lacking, for the most part, in the masses. what better way to force an ignorant, superstitious people to adopt healthier living habits or face the wrath of their god, who they were taught to fear, above all else?
over the centuries, like everything else, entropy sets in, and religion becomes redundant, as knowledge blossoms. unfortunately, it has yet to blossom for many who are trapped in the dark ages, fear-bound and ever faithful.
i am not of the 'faithful' - but i do have hope.
knowing there are others, and many of them, who know and live in freedom from superstitious belief systems gives me confidence in the process of evolution.
thank you, atheist kin!

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