(December 18, 2014 at 6:03 am)robvalue Wrote: If the religious leaders just one day decided they are editing the books and taking out all the horrible shit (admittedly not much would be left) do you think the sheep would follow and accept this? The leaders could all claim divine revelation, of course. Until those books are softened or disposed of, people will continue to use them to justify immoral acts, on a small or large scale.
(December 18, 2014 at 10:23 am)robvalue Wrote: I think the world is making it too easy for them, with these DIY slaughter manuals being socially accepted. It's like leaving a loaded gun on the floor.
At least without that, they'd have a harder time justifying their shit and brainwashing people. Hopefully, anyway.
The thing is, the extremists would mark the editors for retribution, and that sure knowledge silences some.