If these laws [in the Bible] belonged to any other ancient culture we would approach them very differently. We need not bother to reject the code of Hammurabi. Presumably it is because Moses is still felt to make some claim on us that this project of discrediting his law is persisted in with such energy. The unscholarly character of the project may derive from the supposed familiarity of the subject.
Marilynne RobinsonTags: bible law moses hammurabi
Creationists have also changed their name ... to intelligent design theorists who study 'irreducible complexity' and the 'abrupt appearance' of life—yet more jargon for 'God did it.' ... Notice that they have no interest in replacing evolution with native American creation myths or including the Code of Hammurabi alongside the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Michael ShermerTags: science school evolution first-amendment superstition myths separation-of-church-and-state intelligent-design native-american sophistry creation-myths creationists ten-commandments jargon origin-of-life irreducible-complexity pseudoscience hammurabi code-of-hammurabi god-did-it goddidit
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