(April 20, 2014 at 1:17 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(April 18, 2014 at 12:53 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: Read More:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/04/18...f-religion
All of the Old Testament stories are examples of that theory. People who didn't follow the family and tribal rules were punished, sometimes to the point of death. Esau ticked off his parents because he didn't marry his relatives. God still hates him for that despite making a major rule change later on.
Picking the most atavistic, vindictive and provincial of religions as an example don't necessarily show this theory is applicable to most religions that have existed.
