Now I doubt people have died from just reading the Bible, but the number of people who have been killed by people who read the Bible and found things in there that made them kill is astounding.
The best thing about being a reasonable creature is that one can find a reason for doing what one wants... Ben Franklin, paraphrased.
Fact is, there are very few holy wars. Only wars over territory which would have happened even without biblical justification.
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Date: 2003-11-25 10:16 pm (UTC)The best thing about being a reasonable creature is that one can find a reason for doing what one wants... Ben Franklin, paraphrased.
Fact is, there are very few holy wars. Only wars over territory which would have happened even without biblical justification.