would it solve all these problems we have.
2006-10-20 19:13:08 · 25 answers · asked by chara 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Which ten commandments? Different versions for Jews, Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants. Even when they're written them down, believers can't agree on even the basic tenants of biblical law.
But no. The ten commandments imply acceptability of slavery, fornication (adultery only covers fulling around with a married woman), and a non-forgiving God (read the one on blasphemy).
2006-10-20 19:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by freebird 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How exactly do you mean this question? Do you mean if everyone in the U.S. followed the ten commandments, or if everyone in the world followed the ten commandments? These are two different issues.
If everyone in the U.S. followed the ten commandents, well, assuming everyone was doing it of their own free will, then the only things that would really change is that no one would steal and no one would kill and no one would cheat on their husband or wife. All right, so I suppose that's good. Yet it says nothing about lying or cheating, so we could still have sleazy politicians and our government would still be a wreck, and people would still hate each other. Not that it would matter, because we would never survive in the world. Can you imagine, if no one ever killed? We wouldn't be able to fight against terrorists or anyone who threatened us. We essentially wouldn't be able to defend ourselve because that could lead to deaths.
If, on the other hand, you were saying that everyone in the world followed the ten commandments, well, that would mean that everyone in the world was the same religion, and that's obviously not going to happen any time soon. So that's a joke.
And if you're trying to argue that everyone should follow the ten commandments no matter what their religion or lack of religion, then what's to stop a Muslim from asking why everyone can't follow the five pillars of Islam? It's not any more ludicrous than asking them to honor our god and not take his name in vain, nor telling someone not to be jealous what others have, which isn't even something you can control (it's more important that you don't act on it), and these topics take up half of the ten.
So no, it would probably just cause even more problems.
Edit: Actually Barbara, our laws aren't really aren't based upon the ten commandments. The first three are all about God, and seeing as how we have freedom of religion and freedom of speech and all that, our laws don't fit that bill. Our country has no laws against coveting what our "neighbors" have as long as we don't act on it. It's not against the law to cheat on your husband or wife (and in fact, in some states you can't even be penalized for this in a divorce). And you don't have to honor your father and mother if you don't want to. As for bearing "false witness," well, that's only against the law if you swear that you're going to tell the truth. Pretty much the only two we really follow are "thou shalt not steal" and "thou shalt not kill." Two out of ten ain't very much.
2006-10-20 19:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by maypoledancer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If everyone did follow the Ten Commandments, I think that our society would be much better. I don't think we would have the problems that we face now, and the world would be a better place to live.
2006-10-21 03:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would start the Burning times again.
It would cause the killing of about 3 billion people.
It would replace democracy with theocracy.
It would replace free thinking with a science that has to answer to a book.
Basically, the ten commandments have to be interpreted Biblically. The Bible (old testament) is what defines these laws. So, the Bible would say that Pagans were to die. Heathens were to die. As they can both be called witches.
You would immediately outlaw any non judeochristian religion and the world would be much the worse for it.
2006-10-20 19:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you consider the laws that we live by in the USA, they are all patterned after the 10 Commandments. Of course, if everyone followed the 10 Commandments, it would resolve a world of problems! Good Question, by the way.
2006-10-20 19:20:11 · answer #5 · answered by Barbara 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
truly some the ten are nonsense. about the in difficulty-free words ones that are functional are literally not stealing or killing and telling the actuality. no longer truly particular that we necessary God to inform us those. Georg Carlin had the perfect evaluation of the ten commandments. search for for it on Youtube. As for income, i believe society has suffered over all. persons too. As I somewhat have suggested, those that are solid we didn't wish Moses or each and every man or woman else to inform us that killing is undesirable.
2016-12-05 01:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said he gave another commandment that he put above the ten commandments -- 'Love one another as I have loved you.' If everyone did this, there would be no need for the ten commandments anyway. That is what he was trying to say.
2006-10-20 19:35:30 · answer #7 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you really only need to follow the first 2 commandments and the rest would simply be results of following the first 2 and yes it probably would solve all the problems we have.
2006-10-20 19:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by magen n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be a very good start but following the letter of the law is to fall short. The spirit must be present. All must live by the spirit of the law. Include God in everything.
Larry T
2006-10-20 19:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by Larry T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Not every problem is because of breaking a commandment.
2006-10-20 19:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋