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"I don't know how to calculate the probability of a nation that is not a superpower (or even a superpower) to remain a recognizable, cohesive unit for 3,000 years, but I imagine it's pretty small, since only one of each has done so. I also don't know how to calculate the probability of a nation remaining recognizable and cohesive despite hundreds of years of dominating countries attempting to eradicate them. To me, that makes less sense than a God who does things I don't understand."
IceNogle makes the point I was going to make, but I thought I could add to it with some terminology.
You are looking back from now, but that's called... (read more)
I don't know that that's clear at all. There is no absolute morality, and for some, they either disagree with this (and see religion as absolute morality) or they agree, but they see their religion as a good guide to morality.
So I disagree with you...truth ought to be paramount, not morality.
It seems to me a strawman only from the religious perspective.
Those in the faith want to apply constraints sometimes, but not other times, and the way these constraints are selected seems quite arbitrary to a non-believer. So why make an ark to save its inhabitants from a flood -- why not just have all those who perish die by miracle? If the Jews are to annihilate the tribe of Amalek, isn't it more efficient and easier to just have Amalek die by divine decree...in other words, drop dead?
Rather, the concept of a religion sets up a relationship between God and people. And just like you ask you spouse or child (or sister,... (read more)