Ever read The Golden Bough by James George Frazier?

I read the entire thing when I was younger and then re-read parts over the years. I used to think of it as a classic of literature. But then I realized that parts of it are horribly written. Not to mention some of the abhorrent content - genocide, rape, chidl abuse, you name it. And those are the non boring parts. I just don't get how it came to be so important. I mean, historically, how did such a bad collection of boring, cruel and badly written books ever gain traction? Mystery of the universe I guess.

It's very interesting to see into the perception of ancient minds, and the woeful ignorance of the period, and the psychology that could be utilized to control people with extremely limited knowledge of the natural world. It is, however, perplexing that people of today, with a plethora of knowledge at their fingertips, still choose to be controlled.

I have actually always been interested in comparative religion , since the age of 10 or so . It wasn't until around 14 that I started to think that Christianity is no more credible in its claim to be exclusively true than any other religion . Since fully studying the Bible , using this resource. [skepticsannotatedbible.com] , I feel even more solidly convinced that the claims made by Christian scripture doesn't line up with science , or for that matter conscience .

Dude, I fully agree. It's like the worlds first fantasy novel. There are unicorns, dragons, talking pigs and a man who can summon bears to kill children who call him bald. It's poorly written and hard to follow the narrative, but boy does it have some fantastic elements.