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human
The power of a religious sacred text is found in the reverence given to it by the religious communities because without reverence, the content has no significance or influence. CMV

Religious texts, such as the Bible or the Qur'an, would have no power over people if they weren't highly revered.  Consequently, all commandments, moral messages and instructions would not receive the same interest/devotion, regardless of their significance.

I believe the texts are revered because of their history.  The Qur'an is considered to be the literal word of God.  The Bible has many authors and thus the religious communities feel that this furthers its credibility.  The Torah lays the foundation of the covenant between a person and God and without the covenant, the rest of the text is meaningless.

However, I'm beginning to consider alternate arguments and hence have turned to this subreddit to consider your views!
gpt
You've mistaken cause and effect. 

Let's go back in time. There is no information age. There is no scientific method. There are no artificial lights at night. You can see endless stars, but not even the ground beneath you. Everything is possible. 

You don't even know what lurks beyond the horizon. Maybe it's dragons.

In this world, your life means nothing. You will be born, you will be in danger from enemies taught to fear you, because of sins from before you were born. And you fear them. 

Now imagine in this world of ignorance and fear, someone dared to tell you the story of the Good Samaritan. Suddenly, around you, you see possible friends where once there were only enemies.

Holy shit. 

That's a kind of miracle, isn't it? 

In this day, in this age, stories are common as pennies. Stories that are wise are rarer, but you can find them with critics to guide you. 

But back then, for most people, there was only religion to make sense of it all. Those books changed the world, but only because the world wanted to be changed.