Atheist Commandments

[Papewaio]

Drive by post , not in as often as I would like... should be studying right now...

Law does not equal justice.
Justice does not equal morality.

To obey the law does not by default make ones life just or moral.

When driving in Taiwan I obey the laws of physics first. Which meant while I drove a scooter I avoided those large trucks. Sure I had mans law on my side, but that did not mean a fig if I was a smear on the road. Nor do I think it would have been moral to die with my wife on the back seat because 'I obeyed the law'.

Law of man is a codex made by politicians with vested interests. On the occasion that the law itself is in alignment with justice and morality it is a beauty to behold. We need judges & lawyers to help make those rules just.

So from an atheists point of view my belief system is short and sweet:

'Do as you please, please as you do.'

Back to the books...