> Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:29:34 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The difference in my opinion is one of checks and > balances. For example, Christians have a rock-solid > "Golden Rule" .... > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > The Golden Rule or the ethic of reciprocity is > found in the scriptures of nearly every religion. > It is often regarded as the most concise and general > principle of ethics. It is a condensation in one > principle of all longer lists of ordinances such as > the Decalogue. > http://origin.org/ucs/ws/theme015.cfm > Mario observes: > Kevin, you are absolutely right. What you missed, however, in my comment above, was that I was using Christians as AN EXAMPLE. Where did I suggest that other religions did not have perfectly adequate Golden Rules? > Kevin writes: > > Actually, only six of the ten commandments dea1 with > an individual's moral conduct, which comes as a > surprise to most Christians. Essentially, the > first four commandments say: > Mario responds: > By golly, I was wondering when one of the intrepid atheists and/or agnostics would pick up on this :-)) > The Holy Joe's did not either :-)) > Kevin, my man, there is hope for you after all. This shows your familiarity with the Ten Commandments, which I know you used as the basis in formulating your very own, "unorganized atheist" version of the Seven, ...er, Six Suggestions :-)) >
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