1. You mean the same 10 commandments that are the bases for all modern law and ethics? You're right they're silly, we should be able to murder who we want and steal everything we want.

2. Actually the bible condemns human sacrifice, slavery, and incest. A lot of the stories are in the form of what is called a parable. Reading is fundamental.

3. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were not religious zealots, they weren't even religious. They were government separatists. So twist this in to which every way lets you sleep at night, but you're still wrong and you should probably stick to a subject you know something about, because it sure in the hell isn't this.

4. You were talking about absurd belief systems and I was pointing out to you that there are absurd belief systems that don't rely on religion, but that some people are actually crazy enough to follow and implement them as if they were. I'm sure you are aware of What Pol Pot, Mao, and Stalin have all done in the name of bettering humanity, and all without the word of God even entering into it.