On 7/27/07, jon louis mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i believe in the "big bang" theory of creation, and > the "laws of thermodynamics".
As do many religious folk. Many Christians will tell you that the book of Genesis is all metaphor. Some even believe that the entire Christian Bible is metaphor. But very useful metaphor. Unitarian Universalists would be the extreme example. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: The real reason that we can't have the Ten > Commandments in a courthouse...You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal" > "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery " and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a > building > full of lawyers, judges and politicians -- it creates a hostile work > environment As a code of laws, the ten commandments are pretty clear, simple, and direct. I don't believe in posting them in a courthouse, but I don't think they are a bad set of rules in general. I might leave out the first two or three, depend on how you count them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Division_of_the_commandments But having a regular day of rest, not killing anybody, being respectful, not stealing or lying, etc. seem like pretty reasonable ideas to me. -- Mauro Diotallevi "Hey, Harry, you haven't done anything useful for a while -- you be the god of jello now." -- Patricia Wrede, 8/16/2006 on rasfc _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
