> Basically the 10 tenants of Abraham that he brought down from god. So wouldn't it make more sense to be thankful for what *Judaism* brought to civilization, not Christianity? Wouldn't your submission be more accurate if it were to say *"I don't respect most modern ~~Christians~~ Jews. I can put that aside and respect the moral basis that ~~Christianity~~ Judaism brings to civilization. I wish more atheists felt this way."* > My question for you is also my answer to the second half of yours. What separates us from animals besides intelligence? Nothing. Our intelligence is what makes us unique. > Every successful civilization has had a codified set of standards and behaviors. Right. Including the non-christian ones. But I'm still not clear on what Christianity brought to civilization that nothing else could.