RE: You can be an atheist and still follow the ten commandments as guidelines
January 20, 2017 at 2:52 pm
(January 20, 2017 at 12:47 am)pool the great Wrote: The ten commandments are in my opinion guidelines. There is no harm in following them.
Quote:You shall have no other Gods but me.
You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.
Respect your father and mother.
You must not commit murder.
You must not commit adultery.
You must not steal.
You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.
You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour.
These are good guidelines imo. You can follow the good ones and ignore the one about God if you like but at the end of the day these are good principles to live with. Credit where credit is due.
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You shall have no other Gods but me.
You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.
Respect your father and mother.
Here are out.
You must not commit murder.
I can get on board with that one.
You must not commit adultery.
Why is this so high on the list?
You must not steal.
Ok that's two I can agree with.
You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.
This is a strange one isn't it but apparently above paedophilia which I expect is coming up anytime now.
You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour.
Envy! this is thought crime and anyway why should I look at my neighbours stuff and go "I like that white vase"
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
