What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[abaris]

Yes, it's very convenient for you that you take the whole of the old testament as allegorical. Too much misogyny and absolutely disgusting morality for any of it to be literal.

Even if it's taken allegorical, I fail to see how it can be taken as any kind of moral compass. At least in a civilized society. Rape, genocide, infanticide, slavery, natural disaster provided by yours truly... The list goes on and what's to like about that?

Suffice to say that the Alex character in A Clockwork Orange liked the bible very much. Anthony Burgess obviously knew what would appeal to his protagonist.