An observation: If we had the same ideals that we do today as back then, the bible wouldn't have passed as a legitimate source without references. It bothers me that people can so blindly follow something like the bible without knowing the source material at all. One source does not make a well rounded subject at all. Yes, I agree there's an element of faith, and I have absolutely zero problem with the idea being behind God, but I do take an extreme issue with the whole "religion" thing. The bible should be used as a guideline, there's a lot of good info in there that people can apply today, but it shouldn't be a sole source, as some people I know do with it.