I think God gives us instructions to save the "herd" from destruction, but outside influences, translations, mistakes, and parables created in an attempt to clarify meaning, have distanced the intent of the "word of God" from what the voice actually said. And that, for me, is the danger we face in mucking with it any further than we have. Catch the rest of this post at "The Path": Rewriting Religion, or Reinterpreting?