“Bronze age” is a tenuous label, which at best implies a judgmental attitude towards perceived morals in a sweeping generalization. And again, neither of us were there.
BTW, George Will doesn’t reflect on all atheists; he’s a liberal that clearly leans towards socialism whether of the Fabian or Marx schools.
I am judgemental of Bronze Age morals, but that's because I live in the modern age and we've luckily figured a lot of this stuff out. I also don't have to pretend that these stories are timeless and by extension make all sorts of apologies for wicked acts, some commanded by God, in the OT.
We thankfully live in an age where child murder and genocide are not needed to sort out our problems, and our military thankfully takes into account collateral damage and liberates the woman and children of oppressed regimes, instead of slaughtering them.
This is what I love about theists. I give an overview of my philosophy, which is evidentiary skepticism and support for a terrestrial morality, and I'm accused of making selfish, tenuous claims.
Whereas the believer claims not only to KNOW there's a God, but which God is the real one. Not only that, they know the mind of God; they know what he wants. They know his plan, or at least claim they know he has a plan. They know his Son, they know his books. In fact, the believer actually claims to know the Creator on a personal level.
Oh, but the believer is humble. Yes, those are humble beliefs...