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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« on: December 21, 2014, 12:11:21 AM »

Yeah, I don't like it when groups tend to come up with imitations of significant points of other groups.  Number 4 is a bit problematic, since it seems to me to be a clear attempt to weigh in on the abortion issue, yet you get diametrically opposed results from following it depending upon whether you view the unborn as people.
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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 04:12:45 PM »

Not only that, but if you're going to ape the Decalogue, you might as well pull them in a similar order as much as possible.

3. The scientific method is the most reliable way of understanding the natural world.
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.

5. God is not necessary to be a good person or to live a full and meaningful life.
   You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them.

1. Be open-minded and be willing to alter your beliefs with new evidence.
   You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

(Hard to believe they omitted one reminding us of the need for rest and renewal, but then a lot of people today of all beliefs forget that.)
    Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

8. We have the responsibility to consider others, including future generations.
   Honor your father and your mother.

4. Every person has the right to control of their body.
   Thou shalt not murder.

7. Treat others as you would want them to treat you, and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated. Think about their perspective.
    Thou shalt not commit adultery.

(I think they were trying too hard to avoid duplicating the originals if they didn't include any analogue of this one.)
    Thou shalt not steal.

2. Strive to understand what is most likely to be true, not to believe what you wish to be true.
    Thou shalt not bear false witness.

6. Be mindful of the consequences of all your actions and recognize that you must take responsibility for them.
    Thou shalt not covet.

9. There is no one right way to live.
    (This one's more of an anti-commandment.)

10. Leave the world a better place than you found it.
    (The original ten commandments were a guide to how to do exactly that.  They were supposed to be commandments, not a mission statement like this one is.)
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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2014, 06:52:35 PM »

3. The scientific method is the most reliable way of understanding the natural world.
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.


You're obviously forcing square pegs into round holes.

The scientific method explains nature based on what is found in nature (i.e., Newton). Not the imagination. And that's why the scientific method works. That's how we explained retrograde motion, to name one thing.

Analogies are never exact.  The first commandment of the Decalogue calls for holding God in primary reverence while the third commandment of this set calls for placing science in that position.
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