Atheist Fundamentalism

[Chad32]

NOT extracting your morals from the holy book is the basic lesson of religion - something you learn on your first day.

Where are the people that say this? I know it happens, because how could it not, but I've met very few people that proudly say they cherry pick, and everyone else should do it too. The book tells you that your level of wisdom is not enough, and is pretty clear that everything in the bible should be followed. Some stories are likely meant as allegory, like when Jesus says cut off the hand and gouge out the eye that sins, but when Yahweh talks about how slavery should be done, and what to do when a man rapes a woman, and how to deal with people who aren't worshiping Yahweh, it's meant to be taken seriously.

Cherry picking happens. We all know this. But I think the cherry pickers who are open and proud about it are in the minority.