Methinks only one single commandment is needed: logic and rational thinking.![]()
Methinks only one single commandment is needed: logic and rational thinking.![]()
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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...
Last edited by Papewaio; 06-30-2008 at 23:25.
I like that. Concise and clear, and little room for nit-picking lawyer types
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Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
Ō zein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti tēide
keimetha tois keinōn rhēmasi peithomenoi.
Go, thou that passeth, to the Spartans tell
That as per their orders, here we fell.
I think it's a poor choice to approach the issue of atheist morality as 'commandments.' The word implies a commander, a source of such commands, which must be obeyed. This is a very theistic concept, and feels out of place in an atheist context. What is the source of atheist 'commandments,' and why does it deserve an atheist's respect? Is it Flying Pig?
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