Economic necessity for those in powerThe sad fact is that slavery was an economic necessity at the time. Advocating the elimination of slavery would have brought strict retribution at the time from the powers that beSlavery is worse that coveting (obviously), so in Scientific Humanism we don't bring forward the divinity of the 10 Commandments because we believe that an all-knowing creator of everything would obviously know that ending slavery is a higher PRIORITY for the world than "not coveting" is. He would have put the Golden Rule in the top 10 too, of course - but he didn't.May favorite part of the Bible is how Moses fought to free the Jews from slavery
Then, when the Ten Commandments came out, God did not even include slavery.......had to put in about coveting.
Moses was a sucker
No- slavery wasn't an 'economic necessity'.
Slavery was a way to economic power- the result of powerful people able to enslave others, and use their labor to enrich themselves.
There was no such thing as "earning a paycheck". It was not their economic model. At best, you worked and you and your family were provided room and board. At worst.....you were a slave
No- read up on Roman history.
The wealthy became wealthier because they were able to own slaves- instead of having to have employees.
If by 'economic' necessity you mean being able to accumulate vastly more wealth- then that is like saying that tax breaks are a necessity for Billionaires.