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Romans 5:8
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K, the bible wasn' "abridged" by King James. He commissioned 30 translators to diligently translate it into English by using the "textus receptus" manuscripts. There was no abridging at all. It was a complete translation.
And also, the law, as given to Moses was not the first human laws either. In fact, the first human law was given to Adam in the garden. And all society since has had laws based on the principles of God's precepts given to man.
So while I agree with your premises, I felt the need to correct these points because DDD was running with them in a completely absurd direction. Productivity has historically been a very minimal basis for human law. While many laws are in place in various societies for various reasons, the ones discussed here are "moral" laws. Moral laws are rarely, if ever, based on productivity. And K is correct, that in most western civilizations, have based their moral laws on biblical laws and principles. That is undeniable.
And also, DDD, I wanted to point out the inadequacies of your population arguments. How can you possibly claim most of the earth is uninhabitable and humans only live there out of necessity? The most remote, harsh environments on earth where humans live have been inhabited for thousands of years. And this was back when human population was less than a few million. There was obviously more than enough room for all the people in the more temperate regions when these harsh environments were settled. Your argument of necessity fails because these places were inhabited prior to any need for people to move there.
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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
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