Reply To: Dehumanizing others

“True morality requires true freedom because it is defined not by blind obedience to external doctrines, but by moral self-determination, where an individual freely chooses to act according to reason and universal laws they have understood from their own conscious and life experience and understanding. In this framework, a person acts morally only when they are autonomous (self-governing), meaning their actions stem from an internal recognition of duty rather than external coercion, natural inclinations, or fear of punishment

The Bible is not an external book but an internal one. It teaches us morality as a spiritual guide. It is _not_ a doctrine of control it is a book of principles rules and laws of physics which is written into the fabric of our humanity. It doesn’t control us. Its a guide for our intact individualism
It was never meant to destroy our autonomy but to give us a blueprint of this reality so we can guide our complicated virtues in a complicated world.
Not to make us into complete copy robots of one another and take away our individuality