Its not neccesarily "modern" more based in strict biblical literalism, such readings were not popular for a while because 1. Not a lot of people could read and 2. Those that did were mostly employed by the Church who thought that biblical literalism is for suckers.
"lax" does not mean "fewer" Rott, so you are using the term incorrectly.
I think it's important to strike a balance. If it doesn't hurt anyone, can you really call it wrong? Besides, if you have one person following a lax moral code of their own volition, and someone else following a stricter moral code solely because they think a magic man in the sky will torture them forever if they don't, who really has the better morals?
@Midget: To orthodox Hindus, people who eat factory farmed beef might as well be.
Considering the amount of torture from birth to slaughter that entails, they have a point.
@Elfive:
Do you count animals in your definition of "anyone"?
edited 16th Apr '11 10:45:55 AM by Rottweiler
“Love is the eternal law whereby the universe was created and is ruled.” — St. Bernard@Elfive: Yeah, well, some people have higher moral standards than that.
Whosoever participates in the torture from birth til slaughter of Brother Pig or Sister Cow has low ethical standards. Of course, there's nothing stopping an atheist from being a vegetarian...
“Love is the eternal law whereby the universe was created and is ruled.” — St. BernardNearly everyone I know eats factory farmed meat. Christians won't even abstain for Lent anymore.
This fact has had profound influence on my view of human nature, and that people have differing views of human nature cuts to the heart of why atheism is controversial.
“Love is the eternal law whereby the universe was created and is ruled.” — St. Bernard"Who said anything about torture? I'm not advocating animal cruelty. I just don't see anything wrong with raising a cow in a field, then shooting her in the head when it's time for steaks. Quick, clean, painless."
In a similar fashion, it isn't cruel at all to do this to severely retarded humans.
"Had Mother Nature been a real parent, she would have been in jail for child abuse and murder." -Nick BostromSociety is predominantly religious (in most places). Atheists in general have a bad rep. It's all Christian bigotry. Since their prayers obviously don't come true, and because of the obvious superiority of godlessness, they feel they must attack them.
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And the more laws you have the better you are as a society or a person then by your Po V Rott?
edited 16th Apr '11 10:26:53 AM by JosefBugman