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Quote by: jamesbdunn I whole heartedly concede to that assumption. But if one has a desire to believe, what other assumption would you make? If God did not create the tablets, than all of religion in that vein is a farse. It may very well be. But I choose to think that these statements are profound enough to live by.

OK, I understand. You are assuming there is a god and you are assuming he wrote 10 rules, 4 or 5 of which pertain to him and 4 or 5 that pertain to how we should live with each other, yet the only evidence we have of them is written in a book, not in stone. You make these assumptions based on words in a book that you say we shouldn't trust. How do you live with this kind of logic?

Why egocentric. In my mind, they simply state to not allow other people to get you to do things contrary to the Ten Commandments. If I had a god I believed in that required human sacrifice, don't consider the claim legitimate.

But again, you are basing this belief what was written in a book. You don't have the stone tablets. You are also interpreting the commandments in a way that ISN"T supported by them. The 10C's do NOT state to not allow other people to get you to do things contrary to them. You are being hypocritical when you interpret because you said earlier that man shouldn't interpret.

But that's just me. Like I say, I don't believe anyone can interpret the Ten Commandments for anyone else.

See what I mean? This is being hypocritical.

Nowhere in the Ten Commandments does it say you should fear death as a result of not following the Ten Commandments. What actually happens is reflected by deeds and time. God doesn't punish you, the consequences following your actions will.

You are correct, the 10C's don't specifically say what the consequences are for not following them. How ever the very same book you base your belief in DOES say what the consequences are. How do you reconcile belief in the commandments based on the book and ignore the rest of the book?

I choose to believe because it would be simple to do. Perhaps an alien used a laser-like ray to carve the stones and light the bush. It doesn't matter, the concepts are good and help keep my life under control.

You DO realize that these "rules" were around long before the 10C's were written, right? You also realize that these rules can and should be broken under certain circumstances, right? If my parents were sexually abusive, should I still honor them and not turn them in??? What prevents you from molesting kids? That wasn't one of the 10 rules. Wouldn't you agree that you don't do a lot of things because you have a conscience that prevents you from doing them? Don't you find it odd that this god doesn't want you coveting your neighbors possessions, yet doesn't say a damn thing about molesting children?

I'm open to the possibility, but as in science, there are no absolutes. We can only make the best use of the information that is available to us.

What information is available to you? The book you say we shouldn't trust? You've repeated this rant in 3 or 4 different threads now, is this your only argument for all things religious? If so it's failing miserably.

As I said, these are my opinions. I get lost in these forums so I don't know what I'm repeating or not. But the point is you must choose for yourself what you believe in. For me, that means not disregarding the basic tenents of the religion. The Ten Commandments say there shall be no one to speak for God, so there can not be any prophets speaking for God. Prophets are just story tellers with an opinion.

You're copying and pasting this same rant with few minor changes to fit the thread you;re in, of course you know what you are repeating. The 10C's do NOT say that no one should not speak for god, this is your own poor interpretation. Stop being hypocritical.