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edhopper

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19. It's more of a meta thread

Mon May 21, 2018, 03:58 PM

May 2018

commenting on a made up bullshit 11th Commandment posted here.

That said, believers are free to follow whatever silly thing they want. but there is a strong faction in thei country, and they currently are in power, who want to make Christian Law the law of the land.

So there is a larger discussion on how the 10 Commandments should be seen today.

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Aren't commandments intended for believers to follow? [View all] trotsky May 2018 OP

I'm an Atheist and I don't like safeinOhio May 2018 #1

Do what you like and it is not work. guillaumeb May 2018 #17

Well, in the cases where a commandment is similar to a law of society, MineralMan May 2018 #2

Agreed. trotsky May 2018 #3

Well, assuming an existing deity, it's the height of arrogance to MineralMan May 2018 #4

So much for "smile God loves you" The Genealogist May 2018 #7

So you'd think, right? MineralMan May 2018 #8

Somehing sure changed with that deity The Genealogist May 2018 #10

Yah, well, maybe. See, the thing is that MineralMan May 2018 #11

God is only jealous of other gods marylandblue May 2018 #38

No, you cannot murder, steal or lie just because you are a nonbeliever. Sneederbunk May 2018 #5

The notion that those activities are undesirable is far, far older than any religion. trotsky May 2018 #6

Such rules are common to all human societies. MineralMan May 2018 #9

I feel responsible for my actions. safeinOhio May 2018 #22

does that go for Trump also? rurallib May 2018 #12

You can lie all you want edhopper May 2018 #18

See, that's the good part. Pope George Ringo II May 2018 #21

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Why do some people feel its their responsibility... marble falls May 2018 #13

You left out the beginning of that rede. MineralMan May 2018 #14

I get covered by for that with "live a guiltless life." marble falls May 2018 #20

I agree. guillaumeb May 2018 #16

It's more of a meta thread edhopper May 2018 #19

I don't know why some people have to troll others by creating fictitious commandments... trotsky May 2018 #24

Sometimes people seem compelled to engage in certain guillaumeb May 2018 #15

Says who? trotsky May 2018 #25

Why does it matter to you? guillaumeb May 2018 #28

What people? MineralMan May 2018 #29

So no response to my assertions? guillaumeb May 2018 #34

My question is the response. MineralMan May 2018 #35

What about the evident hostility of some few theists... trotsky May 2018 #44

You seem to feel others are unaware of it marylandblue May 2018 #37

Because you're making DU suck. trotsky May 2018 #43

... and the donkey they rode in on Major Nikon May 2018 #45

What an insightful response. guillaumeb May 2018 #48

I am. trotsky May 2018 #49

What a bizarre assertion. guillaumeb May 2018 #50

Please stick with the public thread. MineralMan May 2018 #54

What is unseemly is when the public face does not match the private one. guillaumeb May 2018 #57

I have no idea what you are talking about. MineralMan May 2018 #58

I ahree with your self-assessment. guillaumeb May 2018 #64

Just giving you something to consider. MineralMan May 2018 #66

Anything that another says to me in private will always remain so. guillaumeb May 2018 #67

The worst sort of gossip. Voltaire2 May 2018 #69

And given that you were not a party to the exchanges, guillaumeb May 2018 #71

It is a discussion board. Voltaire2 May 2018 #72

So no real insight into the exchanges, guillaumeb May 2018 #73

I offered my insight. Voltaire2 May 2018 #74

Which is exactly what you're doing. trotsky May 2018 #76

And your tactics? guillaumeb May 2018 #81

What do you wish me to tell you? trotsky May 2018 #83

Reconcile your publicly expressed desire for dialogue guillaumeb May 2018 #84

Since you continue to insinuate things about me to try and badmouth me in public, trotsky May 2018 #86

We both know what your private messages were. guillaumeb May 2018 #88

If this is your new tactic, so be it. trotsky May 2018 #89

So put it all aside? guillaumeb May 2018 #90

Whatever it takes for you to actually engage in the dialog you claim to want. trotsky May 2018 #91

That's a wise policy. MineralMan May 2018 #70

As I've told you, I stand by everything I've said. trotsky May 2018 #63

But if you say one thing in private, guillaumeb May 2018 #65

You have confused yourself, I guess. trotsky May 2018 #75

So no answer to the question? guillaumeb May 2018 #80

I'm sure you think you do. n/t trotsky May 2018 #82

That's a common occurrence Lordquinton May 2018 #68

"...most of them have been banned over time" trotsky May 2018 #77

more correct to say "banned time AFTER time AFTER time AFTER time Heddi May 2018 #85

LMFAO trotsky May 2018 #87

Ambien might make me Catholic Lordquinton Jun 2018 #92

Cogent point... NeoGreen May 2018 #23

much of the intent of almost all of commandments are codified in law... beachbum bob May 2018 #26

Only four of them are reflected in our laws. MineralMan May 2018 #30

No, they aren't. Let us review: Mariana May 2018 #31

Thanks. I'm on a tablet right now, MineralMan May 2018 #32

You're welcome. Mariana May 2018 #33

Mine, too. MineralMan May 2018 #36

What just happened is an example of the Voltaire2 May 2018 #40

Graven images? edhopper May 2018 #39

That's the difference: Atheists don't let some "God" define what is moral. DetlefK May 2018 #27

Not all atheists are good. Voltaire2 May 2018 #41

Steven Weinberg... NeoGreen May 2018 #42

That is true, but the difference is WHY most atheists are good people. DetlefK May 2018 #47

Religious morality is a joke to begin with Major Nikon May 2018 #46

depends on the commandment and vlyons May 2018 #51

I imagine this has been posted before thucythucy May 2018 #52

If God metes out consequences for not obeying them, but you don't believe in God, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #53

Considering Hitler and Pol Pot, why should anyone be concerned MineralMan May 2018 #55

Exactly. If you aren't playing the game you don't have to follow the rules. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #56

And, clearly, even if you are playing the game, MineralMan May 2018 #59

Exhibit A: Donald Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #60

Sorry. When he eventually dies, his chemistry will become part of MineralMan May 2018 #61

I hope none of Trump's molecules come my way, but I suppose it's hard to know. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #62

Think in terms of ethical behavior, not commandments from a God. vlyons May 2018 #78

It truly depends TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #79