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Without the golden rules of religions, our freedom to pursue science could never have grown past those of pagan Greek & Rome.

Amen to that, dear tpaine! Though Greece and Rome did provide important initial foundation for the quest that was to follow....

It's so good to see you again!!! It's been a long time, too long....

It's so good to see you again!!! It's been a long time, too long....

It's become ~very~ hard [& dangerous] to discuss the philosophy of constitutionalism in some of the forums..

We'll see if it's safe here. -- Thanks for the thread.

Delighted to have something nourishing to chew on. I have been tasting the paste of a wannabe libertarian on another thread today and am hungry.
Two thoughts -
The notion of religion as subjective misses the mark. Religion is a construct, an edifice through which spiritually minded folk share their common convictions. This is to differentiate religion from a (personal) relationship with God. Religion is never subjective. It is as objective as the church down the street. It is manifest.
My relationship with Christ, however, is intensely personal and subjective. I cannot objectively prove that this relationship even exists. I can, however, stand on it absolutely and accept it as the unequivocal Truth in my life, before which all other truth must stand or fall.
This leads to my second thought on this wonderful article.

The Darwinian notion that all behaviors can be explained as of evolutionary advantage else they would not exist, forgets that a full 99% of all species are extinct. I dare say it was not their evolutionary advantage that led to their downfall. Rape, it could be better argued, is an evolutionary flaw producing the harshest treatment of those cursed with its predisposition.
Jesus taught us that we, His followers, will always be at war with the world. It is simply our willingness to stand in the breech and demand Truth over truth that expresses the God who lives within us. His is the victory. There is no other.