The Bible: A Moral book?!

[Paul the Human]

I simply used the Golden Rule as an example of the kinds of things taught by the Jesus character in the bible. As a central, core value in civilized society, I think it is quite valid. The point was that the "morality of man" does not come from some magical place. Some is hardwired, some is a direct result of societal influence. Much of what Jesus reportedly taught is good, by the standards of most civilized societies. That doesn't make a god the source of the development of 'morality'.