Help me draft the "10 Commandments" for ...?

Question

...my new religion. It is called the "Gospel According To Common Sense"....what say you...?

How Amazing! That so many of your answers take a negative attitude to a "common sense" religion! Do you not have more faith in the original 10 Commandments than that? Why get so huffy? Doesn't your religion make Common Sense to you? >> I wonder at some of these answers!

Answer 1

They've already done that:

1. Never accept any thing on faith. Faith is just an excuse for laziness. Get out and do some research on the origins of your god. Question things that don't make sense or defy logic. Don't accept ignorance.

2. Find out where the money you donate really goes. Most churches are big business organizations which prey on the fears of the sick and elderly, or try to influence minors before they can think for themselves. They are not required to give an accurate accounting of funds taken in.

3. Realize that every tax concession given to a religious organization must be made up in some other way. You, the tax payer, are supporting religions you may not even believe in, or approve of. Demand a full accounting of all funding churches receive. Find out how much actually goes to charitable causes, how much goes to outreach propaganda, how much goes into business investments, and how much is sent to headquarters. Would this money be better distributed by your local government to aid the community? If this income were taxed, how much would your community benefit?

4. Consider Robert Ingersoll's maxim: "Hands that help are better far than lips that pray." When you send money to a mission overseas do you really know what is happening? Don't you think that tools would be more helpful to an impoverished nation than bibles? Don't hospitals perform more miracles than churches?

5. Do not sit back and accept that everything is "All In God's Plan". That is a cop out! Take responsibility for your own life. Get out and do something in your community to make this world a better place. If you wait for divine intervention, you'll be waiting a long time.

6. Be a good person, not because you fear the wrath of god but because you want to help. Be kind to all living things because you respect life and are capable of making good choices on your own. If god is as merciful as some religions would like you to believe, then he'll forgive those who think logically. If he is as vengeful and unforgiving as other religions claim, then who would want to live with a tyrant like that?

7. Realize that all animals have feelings, display emotions, have dreams, feel hope and give love. They also feel pain, terror, grief and loneliness. Whether you believe in a god or not, you must accept that we share the world with other creatures and should strive to treat them all with compassion. Treat animals with the same respect you would treat someone of a different culture. Just because you don't understand them, doesn't mean they are not sentient beings.

8. Examine the roots of racial and sexual prejudices. They often have a religious origin. Remember that the history of most religions is bloody, cruel and repressive, no matter how much they claim to be based on love.

9. Don't expect a god to solve the world's problems. Look to science, technology and humanity for help. These items were repressed in the Dark Ages by religious leaders who feared losing power over their ignorant followers.

10. After diligent study, make a mature and knowledgeable decision. Decide which god, if any, is needed to make your life full.

Answer 2

What an intriguing idea! Let me see what I can come up with...
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Lady Morgana's
Gospel According to Common Sense
The Ten Commandments
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1. expect to give more than you get, and when you do get, you will be pleasantly surprised

2. prioritize tasks in order of importance. If one plant is wilting and another isn't, water the first one first.

3. listen before you speak, and consider your words carefully

4. be patient with children, people who are sick, and old people, and remember that you were once there or will be there

5. good preparation in advance will make the completion of any project a lot better, and will save you aggravation

6. use your time wisely and don't waste a minute of it, for time is what life is made of. Taking the time to look at a beautiful sunset is good for you, so go do it!

7. use your head when dealing with the unknown, and listen to that voice inside you. When it is telling you something is wrong, it probably is

8. whenever there is a conflict, always look first to see what you have contributed to the situation to make is bad, and apologize for your part without expecting the same in return. More often than not, this will ease the tension and will give the other person an easy way to apologize for their part. Clean up your side of the street and take personal responsibility!

9. don't make a melodrama of a problem that is easy to fix and wasn't that bad to start with

10. live your life well and let others live theirs. Let others do what they will. People don't like being told that their way is wrong. Live and Let Live!


I hope you like my ten. This was a ton of fun!

Bright Blessings,
Lady Morgana )0(

Answer 3

1. Know yourself
2. Know your Craft
3. Learn
4. Apply knowledge and wisdom
5. Achieve balance
6. Keep your words in good order
7. Keep Your thoughts in good order
8. Celebrate life
9. Attune with the cycles of the Earth
10. Breath and eat correctly
11. Exercise the body
12. Meditate
13. Honor the Goddess and God.

And most importantly* Do what tho wilt ~ But harm ye none*

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Don't push your religion onto other people.
Always try to improve yourself.
If your parents treated you severely bad, or left you when you were young, you may hate them.
What you do in your bedroom is nobody else's business, as long as both parties are 18 and both are in agreement to do it.
Beating a child does not mean an open-handed spank on the butt!
Stalking is not stalking unless done repeatedly over at least 6 months.
How's that for a start?

Answer 6

how about following the " Bill of Non-rights" ?

1) You do not have the right to anything that's not yours.

2) You do not have the right to have everything you say " Taken as Gospel "

3) you do not have the right to " sue ' anyone for your mistake.

4) You do not have the right to slow the world down so you can catch up.

5) you do not have the right to force anything on anyone without getting your *** kicked

6) you do not have the right to be offended by anything that happens outside of your house.

7) you do not have the right to be insulted by things you see on TV or the internet.

8) you do not have the right to change anything that you didn't create.

9) You do not have the right to eat without repayment.

10) you do not have the right to belittle any one or their accomplishments, no matter how pedestrian. Nor do you have the right to expect applause for anything you do.

this is the World, enjoy the ride or get the hell off!

Answer 7

Well, If you have to come up with it after mankind has been around for so long then it must not be very damn common now huh?
The real 10 commandments were written for uncommon sense to show us just how far off the mark we are.

1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Answer 8

Thou shalt not talk/whisper/make noise during a movie.

Or God will SMOTE you!

The Bourne Ultimatum AND Superbad totally sucked because the whole audience was talking......God should have a few words with those people.

Answer 9

1. Thou shall not make up their own religion

2. Thou shall seek a good Bible based Church

3. Love thy answerers.

4. Thou shall not relate common sense to holiness

5. Thou shall read 3 chapters of the Bible daily.

6. Thou shall ask God for forgiveness

7. Seek the Word

8. Speak the truth

9. Treat others how you would want to be treated.

10. Follow these Commandments starting now.

God Bless

Answer 10

No commandments are needed; just use common sense.