re: #286 Gepetto

>>No, I am not. where do you think they come from? what do you think they are based on?

Enlightenment values and philosophy. And learn how to use the quote button.

Really, you see no link between illiteracy and the need for religious justification of laws?

Really. The Jewish population had an extremely high literacy rate, especially for that time period, and yet had religious justification of laws. So yeah, your theory makes no sense.

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Absolutely, and Jewish Law is only a minute part of the religious law systems I was speaking of. It ain’t all about the Jews, or the Christians, or the Muslims you know. For an atheist, you are pretty stuck on one religion.

What one religion is that? I’ve discussed, in this thread, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. So which is the one religion I’m stuck on?

you’ll have to be more specific here.

Why? Are you not American? Are you unaware of the numerous laws passed restricting abortion? Are you just uninterested in the topic, or what?