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  • The Qur’an has the same fundamental problems that the bible has. That it’s based on Hebrew scripture and history.

    The Abrahamic god is the very premise of do what I say, not what I do and might makes right. It is god who decides what is right.

    Do not commit murder, unless I say so. Do not steal, unless I say so.

    It’s easy to say the west doesn’t believe in anything. But society long predates any god.

    There is a social contract that most who live in that society prescribe to and agree to follow to a greater or lesser extent. That’s what binds us as humans. Together we are greater than the sum of our parts. This is how we’ve thrived across our history and how we stand where we do today.

    No god(s) needed.











  • The books aren’t finished, with no indication of when it will be, when the next book will be or even if it will be finished before Martin dies so take note of that before you start.

    In saying that, the books are way better than the HBO series. And are worth the read IMO.

    This, as someone who had read the books before the HBO series was a thing