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Let's say God first wrote Fifteen Commandments, then, as in the video, Moses dropped a tablet containing five of them, leaving only the Ten Commandments we know about.
What might the other five have been?
As a reference, here are the Ten:
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image and worship it.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10. Thou shalt not covet anything belonging to thy neighbor.
What were some of the other five? What would you include?
11. Thou shalt not own human beings as chattel.
12. Thou shalt not physically assault or psychologically women.
13. Thou shalt not abuse children, physically or sexually.
14. Thou shalt not support arbitrary discrimination against people on account of their race or gender or sexual orientation.
15. Thou shalt actually listen to my Son's teachings and integrate them in earnest into every aspect of your civic and private life.
@suzianne saidIt's interesting to me, as an agnostic atheist, how many of these are superfluous.
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image and worship it.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10. Thou shalt not covet anything belonging to thy neighbor.
Commandments 1, 2, 3, and 4 are meaningless to me and I obviously do not subscribe to them.
Commandment 5 needs to be on a case-by-case basis: there are a lot of dishonorable fathers and mothers out there who make nonsense of the notion of deserving automatic respect.
I endorse Commandments 7, 8, and 9.
I think Commandment 10 is surplus to requirements: I don't think "coveting" something is a problem as long as it doesn't lead to breaking Commandment 8.
@suzianne said11. Do not deceive [this would be better than Commandment 9].
What were some of the other five? What would you include?
12. Do not coerce [whether it be through extortion or blackmail].
13. Do not horde stuff [whether it be wealth or resources]
14. Do not condone it when your government executes prisoners.
15. Do not pay your employees as little as you possibly can.
Subs bench:
16 Do not break your promises ~ this could perhaps supersede and broaden Commandment 7.
@suzianne said11 - 15. Thou shalt not ____________________________________________.
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Let's say God first wrote Fifteen Commandments, then, as in the video, Moses dropped a tablet containing five of them, leaving only the Ten Commandments we know about.
What might the other five have been?
As a reference, here are the Ten:
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unt ...[text shortened]... et anything belonging to thy neighbor.
What were some of the other five? What would you include?
@suzianne saidWhat five additional commandments would you have?
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image and worship it.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false wit ...[text shortened]... et anything belonging to thy neighbor.
What were some of the other five? What would you include?