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"While we're on the subject of these rules, what's the reason behind them? This isn't an 'attack', but rather a chance (for me) to be educated. Because, honestly, these rules sound extremely archaic."

I am certainly not very knowledgeable in such things, yet, so someone else might be able to better answer your question. I've only begun study of these things and have changed one or two plans during study. ...proposed to practice writing Torah versus while studying, for example, and decided against that plan after finding out that it would be wrong or might cause problems to do so. Learning to write hebrew block and informal script for other (secular, discussion and the like) notes, letters and documents is fun, though.

But some laws have been extended as extra precautions to keep Orthodox Jews yet further from violating the Law (613 of 'em, for those who live long enough to fulfill the last one)--for example, the meat and diary law. Others have been given extra intrepretation for the purpose of contemporary living.

Anyone who is more knowledgeable, feel free to correct and/or add to the above explanation.