cctalk digest, Vol 1 #476 - 57 msgs

From: Al Hartman <alhartman_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Feb 23 16:58:00 2003

> What he doesn't realize is he is now a permanent
> resident of my ignore list.

Cool!!!

> He actually had the audacity to quote the ten
> commandments to someone whose religious beliefs and
> oaths contradict many of them,

If your religious beliefs contradict:

- Don't Steal
- Don't Murder
- Don't take your neighbors wife or property away
- Honor your parents
- Take a day off to rest

Then, I'm glad I'm not a member of that religion...

> and try to say that it should be the basis for
> international law. He causes me much
> nausea.

I didn't say it SHOULD be. I said IT IS...

Ask anyone who has studied law. Most of today's laws
are based on the 10 Commandments, The Golden Rule and
the Laws of Hammurabi.

The basic concepts carry, even if the details are
different.

If you bothered to actually read my message, rather
than be "offended" by it. You'd have understood that.

I don't claim to be the creator of that concept. I
read it somewhere, and found that I agreed with it.

The 10 Commandments are acutally pretty religion
neutral as most religions have similar "laws" and that
particular set is share between Judaism, Christianity
and several other derivative religious faiths.

But, please be offended by the thought that good ideas
are universal. Or that just because one faith brought
up an idea that it belongs ONLY to that faith and not
to other faiths, or even in the secular world.

So silly.

Good ideas, are good ideas. No matter who created
them.

> Peace... Sridhar

Al
Received on Sun Feb 23 2003 - 16:58:00 GMT