Believers: Which of these is more true about the morality of your holy book/religion?

its important to obey the commands of god and treat people as the commands of God say.

Some people will not be treated fairly especially when they want to live in Sin and the commands of God do not allow people to do so.

The Bible isn't really a source for allot of the dogma, so I'm gonna go with treating people fairly.

Of the 10 commandments certain "unfair" acts are forbidden:

-Murder

-Stealing

-Sex with anther's spouse or with anyone other than your spouse

-Lying/bearing false witness (presumably this has huge implications in court proceedings should one be called as a witness)

Even wanting what belongs to another is forbidden.

There are OT laws regarding how slaves are to be treated, and making provisions for the poor.

I'm interested in seeing what others have to say on this.

Here is the answer...because believers are wrong. There is no other way to look at it. I'm sure many a believer, if I were to post this as a question, would say 'well, belief in god is separate from belief in science.' Not really. Science is the only way we have to understand the world in which we exist. Since science shows us, without any room for argument, that the planet is 12 billion years old, then guess what? The world is 12 billion years old. If it wasn't for satan burying all those dinosaur bones and purposely dating them to millions of years before the bible said the world began, then I guess we'd have a good discussion. The first time you present me with real proof on any stupid thing you claim, then I'll believe you. Until then, I think I'll believe science since they, you know, test what they believe.

It's more important to adhere to the dogma that it is important to treat other people fairly. It's a cyclic argument. Not one with a real question in it.

Life isn't fair. I feel I would be a fool running around making sure people are treated "fairly". What exactly would that be?

As another has said, it is more important to love God, and one another, than anything else. Now helping someone, or giving someone assistance, I do that all the time. And I like to do it for God. Jesus told us of the Good Samaritan, go and do likewise, and unless you do not know, that is the dogma.

God is Love, he always acts in our best interests, if something is bad for us and we want to do it, we have a free choice to do it.

Dogma doesn't come into it, you either want to live a Christian life by following the word of God or you don't.

If you don't fair enough that's your choice

If we are advised not to do it by reading the Bible, and we carry on doing it, we must take the consequences.

The problem is that when we ignore the advice in the Bible the first person we blame is God when things go wrong.

If the the Bible is not true, then what does it matter, but what if the Bible is the truth ?

Well it all depends on what you're reading for my religion (there is no one "holy book"), but it is always B.

I'm a mix of Pagan (Nature based) religions, and I have never once read anything that says "Ours is the only religion, others should follow it" or "You will be punished if you do not believe!!"

I've always only ever seen do onto others as you would have them do onto you, respect the world, do not try to convert others, and other lessons like that.

The moral objective of my religion is to take personal responsibility for yourself as much as you can in all things.

"Fair" is one of those subjective terms that doesn't really lend clear guidelines.

For example:

Some think it is fair to split things up so that everything is even between people and everyone shares and has what they need. Others think it is fair that people work to take care of themselves. If they are clever and hard-working enough to earn more they are deserving of keeping it, and if they are lazier or less motivated they should have to deal with what they get.

Which of these vastly different points of view is fair? Ask different people you get different answers.

The beauty of Islam is that it teaches everyone to adhere to their brothers and sisters, whilst following religious guidelines that protect people.

My religion doesn't have a holy book, and is not particularly fond of dogma.

However treating people (and all forms of life) fairly is highly regarded as part of personal honor.

Actually most of the Quran explains how to treat others fairly.