A religious person might also say this is God creating wise people with the ability to come up with a "health code" etc.,, or divinely inspiring them.
Just because I believe it was men and women who came up with laws appropriate to the time and place in which they lived does not mean I am not religious. I believe strongly in God, but I do not believe the scriptures are word-for-word from God. And it does not mean (to me) that by adapting laws to context I am not religious. Some people believe all commandments were given by God and must be obeyed. Fine, for them. They may be right (or not...?). I believe there are moral laws and precepts which must be obeyed, but some practical items are different. E.g. we don't carry whips in our buggies anymore - at least most of us don't <g>. Like they say, YMMV... -Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:51 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Circumcision article link > > > It seems that much of the old testament law, such as > circumcision, what to eat and not to eat, etc., has a good > basis in what is healthy, especailly given the lack of > sanitary conditions of the times. > > A religious person might argue that this is God making up the > lack of science of the time to protect people. A non-believer > might argue that this is wise people coming up religious law > to mirror their own observations about what makes a person > sick. Either way, it demonstrates a good deal of wisdom in > the old books. > > H. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > from: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:56:23 -0700 > > >Found a link to the original article on circumcision & risk > of cervical > >cancer - it's in the New England Journal of Medicine: > >http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/15/1105 > > > >Apparently, the foreskin is particularly susceptible to > infection from HPV - > >human papilloma virus - which is linked to cervical cancer. > > > >-Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
