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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 9:01 pm
(November 19, 2014 at 8:15 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: And why should I obey any of the commandments you propose?
For the same reason you would obey any other unenforceable moral strictures, because they are good in and of themselves. Should you disagree with them, you won't abide by them.
So far the above appear better than the originals particularly better than these:
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 9:08 pm
(November 19, 2014 at 9:01 pm)Jenny A Wrote: (November 19, 2014 at 8:15 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: And why should I obey any of the commandments you propose?
For the same reason you would obey any other unenforceable moral strictures, because they are good in and of themselves. Should you disagree with them, you won't abide by them.
So far the above appear better than the originals particularly better than these:
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. That's not an answer.
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 9:10 pm
Quote:For the same reason you would obey any other unenforceable moral strictures, because they are good in and of themselves. Should you disagree with them, you won't abide by them.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Good according to whom?
What if I can find a larger group of people who do not believe these 'commands' to be good?
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 10:52 pm
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2014 at 10:54 pm by Jenny A.)
Quote: Should you disagree with them, you won't abide by them.
But maybe you are getting the idea why I'm not much interested in obeying the 10 commandments just because.
Though shalt not kill, murder, or bear false witness against my neighbor on the other hand I have no problem with. Which of the commandments proposed above do you have a problem with?
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 19, 2014 at 10:57 pm
(November 19, 2014 at 8:15 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: And why should I obey any of the commandments you propose?
Who told you you should obey any commandment? Don't you have your own moral standards that you can trust aside from commandments?
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 20, 2014 at 8:20 am
(November 19, 2014 at 10:34 pm)Drich Wrote: Good according to whom?
What if I can find a larger group of people who do not believe these 'commands' to be good?
Crowd-sourcing morality is not a wise move, in my opinion.
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 20, 2014 at 8:37 am
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(November 20, 2014 at 8:20 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: (November 19, 2014 at 10:34 pm)Drich Wrote: Good according to whom?
What if I can find a larger group of people who do not believe these 'commands' to be good?
Crowd-sourcing morality is not a wise move, in my opinion.
Okaaay, we now have a 5304:3253 majority for "burn the witch" and "free beer", so let's get on with it!
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 20, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Not the tangent I expect this thread to go off on !!!!
A bit like me asking "you're on a desert Island, what three things would you take with you?"
A. You're not putting me on a desert Island
A. Why not 5 things?
A. What if it's just rock?
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RE: A new set of commandments...
November 20, 2014 at 4:14 pm
(November 19, 2014 at 10:34 pm)Drich Wrote: Good according to whom?
What if I can find a larger group of people who do not believe these 'commands' to be good?
YOu mean like the republicunt party? You have a point there.
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