The 11th Commandment?

[Steezie]

If you had the opportunity to add an 11th commandment to the set of commandments, what would it be and why?

I KNOW somebody is going to try clowning around, please dont, seriously

 

[kiwimac]

Love is the whole of the Law, all else is commentary (Rabbi Hillel)

 

[MikeMcK]

I know the mockers don't care, but I would certainly hope that the Christians here would have too much reverence for God's word to believe that they can add to it.

 

[cantata]

If you had the opportunity to add an 11th commandment to the set of commandments, what would it be and why?

I KNOW somebody is going to try clowning around, please dont, seriously

The Golden Rule. And I'd put it at the top...

 

[GrannieAnnie]

I know the mockers don't care, but I would certainly hope that the Christians here would have too much reverence for God's word to believe that they can add to it.

I agree totally.....

 

[Caitlin.ann]

Well as a dirty little heathen, I'd add "love they neighbor as thyself, and preach love and compassion, not hatred". The golden rule works too though.

 

[Steezie]

I know the mockers don't care, but I would certainly hope that the Christians here would have too much reverence for God's word to believe that they can add to it.

This is just for funsies and theoretical, no one is actually advocating for an addendum to the 10 commandments. So dont be a stick in the mud and tell us your answer

 

[Domenico]

Thou shalt not stick thy nose into other people's business.

Or maybe

Thou shalt not quote scripture.

 

[GrayCat]

Sort of off topic question, but that's how i think: Who wrote the 10 Commandments?

 

[Caitlin.ann]

Moses, me thinks...but its been a long time since I cracked open a bible and my memory is horrid.

 

[GrayCat]

LOL at " Thou shalt not quote scripture". :-D


I would add an 11th at said "Thou shalt not proclaim to know the 'Truth' about the Divine or how everything in the universe works." It bugs me when people do that.

 

[Mling]

I would add an addendum to the first commandment: thou shalt have no other Gods before me, and you shalt remember that *I* am God, not you, and shalt behave accordingly.

 

[psychedelicist]

i think buddha shakyamuni put it best: Do not believe based on what you are told. Do not believe because i tell you. do not believe because the holy men tell you to. Do not believe for any external reason, but believe because you fell it to be the right thing.

Very short and paraphrased, i can try and find the full version if anyone would like to see it.

 

[cantata]

Moses, me thinks...but its been a long time since I cracked open a bible and my memory is horrid.

Well, God, actually. Don't shoot the messenger

 

[cantata]

i think buddha shakyamuni put it best: Do not believe based on what you are told. Do not believe because i tell you. do not believe because the holy men tell you to. Do not believe for any external reason, but believe because you fell it to be the right thing.

Very short and paraphrased, i can try and find the full version if anyone would like to see it.

Yes please!

 

[sbvera13]

Love is the whole of the Law, all else is commentary (Rabbi Hillel)

The Golden Rule. And I'd put it at the top...

One of these two... and I can't decide which, since they imply much the same sort of thing.

 

[MikeMcK]

This is just for funsies and theoretical, no one is actually advocating for an addendum to the 10 commandments.

That's just the point. God's word is holy and should not be used for sport.

So dont be a stick in the mud and tell us your answer

Being reverent and respectful is not the same thing as being a stick in the mud.

There are a lot of ways to have a good time without degrading God's word.

 

[Paulos23]

Thou shall do the dance.

 

[psychedelicist]

Yes please!

hmm well i found the 'original' version but it is nothing like the phrase as i heard it the first time. here is the original verson:

Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing ;
nor upon tradition
nor upon rumor ;
nor upon what is in a scripture ;
nor upon surmise;
nor upon an axiom;
nor upon specious reasoning;
nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over;
nor upon another's seeming ability;
nor upon the consideration, "The monk is our teacher."
Kalamas, when you yourselves know: "These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness," enter on and abide in them.'