Those really aren't religious codes, they're more like...moral codes I guess
I mean, I don't need a book or a religious figure to tell me that murder and thievery is wrong (just voicing my opinion btw, don't get fired up over this)
Not going to get fired up at all. :P I hate it when people do. It's just that a lot of these codes weren't moral codes to people at that time. Just look at the roman empire and the gladiator fights. People enjoyed bloodshed and laughed at it. People seemed much more cruel when they had nothing stopping them spiritually from doing something.
Correct me if I'm wrong but in the bible didn't God kill more people than Satan?
I don't see where count is going with this.
I really don't know anything in depth as I am not Christian or Catholic.