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To: Cyprian who wrote (15458)6/7/2007 8:46:16 PM
From: sea_urchin  Respond to of 22250
 
Cyprian > The Orthodox have been persecuted by Jews, Mohammedans, Pagans, Papists and Protestants over the last 2,000 years.

Since I neither "believe" nor wish to persecute anyone who professes he does, religion has no appeal for me and I try to get on with people as I find them.

For what it's worth, I read these "commandments" on the internet some while ago and, to me, they have a lot of appeal.

THE NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS

First Commandment: Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you.

Second Commandment: In all things, strive to cause no harm.

Third Commandment: Treat your fellow human beings, your fellow living things, and the world in general with love, honesty, faithfulness and respect.

Fourth Commandment: Do not overlook evil or shrink from administering justice, but always be ready to forgive wrongdoing freely admitted and honestly regretted.

Fifth Commandment: Live life with a sense of joy and wonder.

Sixth Commandment: Always seek to be learning something new.

Seventh Commandment: Test all things; always check your ideas against the facts, and be ready to discard even a cherished belief if it does not conform to them.

Eighth Commandment: Never seek to censor or cut yourself off from dissent; always respect the right of others to disagree with you.

Ninth Commandment: Form independent opinions on the basis of your own reason and experience; do not allow yourself to be led blindly by others.

Tenth Commandment: Question everything.