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The New 10 Commandments
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The New 10 Commandments
"I can improve upon the morality of the Bible simply by copying it word for word and then reversing its position on slavery."
-Matt Dillahunty

The morality in the Bible is bat shit crazy and that's no secret.  Let's try to come up with a good list of 10 Commandments on our own that we can present to Christians and allow them to compare it to their own 10 Commandments.

When you respond, please try to do two things:

1.) Present your own set of 10 Commandments,

and

2.) See if you can find problems or loopholes in the 10 Commandments proposed by others.

This way, at the end, we can have a very refined, robust list.  Christians say stupid things but it will take a very special kind of stupid, even for them, to reject this list or say it's inferior to the classical 10 Commandments handed down through Moses.

And please, no "bonus" eleventh Commandment.  I know there's a lot to cover, so just cover the priorities.

For your convenience, you can use this template:

Code:
[b]I[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]II[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]III[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]IV[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]V[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]VI[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]VII[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]VIII[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]IX[/b]
Thou shalt not

[b]X[/b]
Thou shalt not

I'll start off with my list:

I
Thou shalt not harm thy fellow human being except in self-defense or when under orders.

II
Thou shalt not harm the beasts of the earth except in self-defense or to make use of their flesh.

III
Thou shalt not cause unnecessary suffering when harming any living creature.

IV
Thou shalt not own thy fellow human being as property.

V
Thou shalt not rape.

VI
Thou shalt not kidnap.

VII
Thou shalt not steal.

VIII
Thou shalt not indoctrinate thy little ones.

IX
Thou shalt not persecute or promote a human being based on race or sexuality.

X
Thou shalt not observe evil and do nothing.
Jesus is like Pinocchio.  He's the bastard son of a carpenter. And a liar. And he wishes he was real.
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
[Image: 378e875d664a94e866d477b28a034172.jpg]
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
(June 19, 2016 at 7:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: [Image: 378e875d664a94e866d477b28a034172.jpg]

He's my favourite comedian. Big Grin
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
Thou Shalt Do as Beccs Says.

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
Sounds as if there is an enforcement arm to that one.


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RE: The New 10 Commandments
1. Thou shalt not bow down to worship and grovel before things thy canst not see.
2. Thou shalt not believe things thou knowest art not true.
3. Thou shalt take care of thy body and not fill it with things thou knowest will shorten thy life.
4. Thou shalt not kiss thy neighbor’s ass
5. Thou shalt not lie
6. Thou shalt not kill mammals
7. If thou bringest a bone thou shalt carry a bone
8. Thou shalt preserve thy son’s foreskin to keep it wholly
9. Thou shalt not forget thy wife’s birthday
10. Thou shalt not let others think for thee but shalt use thy own brain.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.

I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire

Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
(June 19, 2016 at 8:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Sounds as if there is an enforcement arm to that one.


[Image: fever-whiplash-zoom.jpg]

Except I'm brunette.

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sk81tUUhRig
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
(June 19, 2016 at 9:05 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sk81tUUhRig

I really like this.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.

I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire

Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
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RE: The New 10 Commandments
Quote:Except I'm brunette.

Judging by those roots, so is she.
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