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Yes, that's because it is many of the words of Jesus that I have found very positive and inspiring, but - unlike you - I believe them to be the words of a man, not a God. For me, this does not diminish their value in any way, if anything it enhances them.
Except that he restricted the influences as coming from religion. And specifically Christianity. I would have agreed with him as well if he'd have said Buddhism or philosophy or some other reflection on morality.
I would have thought that it was obviously the case. Solidarity is a given. And as far as empathy, it is a huge advantage being able to consider what someone else is thinking so you'll have a good idea what they are likely to do.
Your point is well made, but I was so astounded that the Venn diagrams of the opinions of @d taylor and myself overlapped at all, I thought it worthy of mention.
Because in the decades (I think it is now decades, rather than years) I have been reading posts by @d taylor I have never found any with which I was in agreement. When one experiences such consistency of irreconcilable differences it is genuinely surprising to encounter a tiny bit of common ground.
