Why Are We Swearing on a Book Full of Lies? Oaths With Hands Placed On So Called Religious Books in A Serious Criminal Proceeding And Court.😒 The truth, justice deserves better.

 

The Bible has its place in history, literature, and culture, but that place isn’t in a modern justice system. If we’re serious about justice, it’s time to stop swearing on a book that’s been used to justify everything from pseudoscience to slavery. The truth deserves better, have you ever stopped to think about what it really means to swear on the Bible in court? 

This outdated tradition screams hypocrisy louder than a street preacher in the middle of a Vegas strip. Let’s break it down: we’re relying on a book riddled with contradictions, scientifically absurd claims, and morally questionable inputs to underpin a legal system that’s supposed to be based on logic, fairness, and justice.

Genesis: Lies From the Very Beginning

The Bible’s creation tale tells us that God made Adam first and later decided it wasn’t good for him to be alone, so He created Eve as his "helper." 

Cool story, but scientifically laughable. Enter abiogenesis, the actual process by which life arose on Earth — and spoiler alert: no magic rib surgery was involved. 

On top of that, parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction in certain species) proves that life doesn’t require male involvement. 

Yet this tale of Adam’s lonely masculinity has been used to perpetuate male dominance and justify oppressive gender roles for centuries.

Science vs. Biblical Nonsense

Let’s not ignore the blatant anti-science the Bible promotes. Take Noah’s Ark, for example. Two of every animal on one boat? Impossible by any modern ecological or logistical standard. 

Or the idea of a “promised land flowing with milk and honey” — a metaphor that somehow ignored the fact that many humans, Adults, majority allegedly in the non Caucasian parametric field  are lactose intolerant. 

These aren’t just charming myths; they’re the basis of ideologies that have historically been used to oppress, manipulate, and justify atrocities like slavery.

A Tool to Justify Slavery

Oh yes, let’s not forget how the Bible was wielded as a weapon to justify the enslavement of millions. Passages like Ephesians 6:5 ("Slaves, obey your earthly masters") were cherry-picked to claim divine approval for human bondage. Meanwhile, the same people swearing on this book were committing atrocities, swearing up and down that they were "good Christians." Swearing on this text in court ties our justice system to a legacy of moral double-dealing.

Hypocrisy in the Courtroom

Here’s where it gets insane in the membrane: when you swear on the Bible, you’re supposedly invoking moral accountability. Yet if you lie under oath, you’re not punished for violating the Bible’s truth — you’re punished for perjury under secular law. 

So why keep up the charade? It’s symbolic, they say. But why use a symbol that’s riddled with scientifically indefensible claims and historical baggage that’s more rotten than yesterday’s fish?

It’s 2024. We’re sequencing genomes, exploring distant planets, and developing artificial intelligence. Yet, in courtrooms across the globe, we still ask people to swear on a text that promotes outdated, illogical ideas. It’s time to retire this relic of control and replace it with something that aligns with reason, fairness, and inclusivity. 

If honesty matters in the courtroom, please uphold it on principles that can withstand scrutiny, not on the shaky foundation of a book better suited for bedtime stories and  sheep shagging illiterate shepherds on Uranus with no access to WiFi internet or a basic google search in C21 CE.

 The Bible has its place in history, literature, and culture, but that place isn’t in a modern justice system. If we’re serious about justice, it’s time to stop swearing on a book that’s been used to justify everything from pseudoscience to slavery. The truth,justice deserves better on a planet where species telepathic abilities cannot be activated.