This is pretty funny actually. Even computers are racist.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Ten Commandments; Only For The Narrow Minded?
Exodus 20:2–17
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
3 Do not have any other gods before me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me,
6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
9 For six days you shall labour and do all your work.
10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 You shall not kill
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
These commandments were (allegedly) given to Moses from God on the mountain referred to as "Mount Sinai" in the form of two stone tablets. Let’s take a deeper look into these so called "commandments".
The first four commandments basically let you know that your god is a petty god. He has a characteristic that, even some of the dumbest humans can get over. So out of the gate, we are told that our god is jealous, he is insecure and has petty human emotions.
Commandment #9, "For six days you shall labour and do all your work". We can thank Moses for those 40+ hour work weeks. Probably the reason why we work out lives down the drain. The next thing you know, you are 80 and then 6 feet under.
Commandments #10 and 17 really puts the icing on the cake. In both it speaks of your male or female slave. First, do you really want to worship a god that expects you to have slaves? I guess we should bring back slavery. I mean, god apparently has no problems with it, just as long as we do not allow them to do any work on the seventh day or you don't covet your neighbour's slave. Hell, if I’m raping and pillaging my own slaves, I best not go over to my neighbor's and do the same to their slaves, that would be ludicrous! If you were in the right state of mind, most folks that read these two commandments would say, "Wait a minute, I don't think god would want us to have slaves but I’m sure in ol' Moses time when he thought them out could have thought slaves were ok when the voices were speaking to him in the back of his head." (We take medicine for that today) Yes sir boss I will get right on it boss. Thank you boss.
Commandment #11 takes quite the narrow minded person to read this commandment and then ignore what science has and is proving. Pretty amazing how the Lord created the earth, sea and all nature has to offer yet science will prove The Big Bang Theory, Evolution, and how hardening of molten rock and lava forms land. (It's kind of evident in areas like Hawaii for all the naysayers) Yet, people will choose to believe Adam and Eve and a talking snake over some pretty obvious coincidences. We won't get into these in this article but I promise we will in the future.
All in all if I were going to follow a list of rules or commandments in my lifetime for both my personal and religious beliefs, the commandments (allegedly) given to Moses from God are a pretty lousy place to start. Sure commandments #13, 14, and 15 are relevant, but if I were a God I might not fail to mention rape, torture, child abuse, molestation, and a few others. (The last one might actually come into play a few thousand times if Priests and Pastors took them to heart, but I guess since its not important enough to include in the commandments, all bets are off!) But of course coming from a God that believes there is water under the earth this is probably the best he can do.
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
3 Do not have any other gods before me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me,
6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
9 For six days you shall labour and do all your work.
10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 You shall not kill
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
These commandments were (allegedly) given to Moses from God on the mountain referred to as "Mount Sinai" in the form of two stone tablets. Let’s take a deeper look into these so called "commandments".
The first four commandments basically let you know that your god is a petty god. He has a characteristic that, even some of the dumbest humans can get over. So out of the gate, we are told that our god is jealous, he is insecure and has petty human emotions.
Commandment #9, "For six days you shall labour and do all your work". We can thank Moses for those 40+ hour work weeks. Probably the reason why we work out lives down the drain. The next thing you know, you are 80 and then 6 feet under.
Commandments #10 and 17 really puts the icing on the cake. In both it speaks of your male or female slave. First, do you really want to worship a god that expects you to have slaves? I guess we should bring back slavery. I mean, god apparently has no problems with it, just as long as we do not allow them to do any work on the seventh day or you don't covet your neighbour's slave. Hell, if I’m raping and pillaging my own slaves, I best not go over to my neighbor's and do the same to their slaves, that would be ludicrous! If you were in the right state of mind, most folks that read these two commandments would say, "Wait a minute, I don't think god would want us to have slaves but I’m sure in ol' Moses time when he thought them out could have thought slaves were ok when the voices were speaking to him in the back of his head." (We take medicine for that today) Yes sir boss I will get right on it boss. Thank you boss.
Commandment #11 takes quite the narrow minded person to read this commandment and then ignore what science has and is proving. Pretty amazing how the Lord created the earth, sea and all nature has to offer yet science will prove The Big Bang Theory, Evolution, and how hardening of molten rock and lava forms land. (It's kind of evident in areas like Hawaii for all the naysayers) Yet, people will choose to believe Adam and Eve and a talking snake over some pretty obvious coincidences. We won't get into these in this article but I promise we will in the future.
All in all if I were going to follow a list of rules or commandments in my lifetime for both my personal and religious beliefs, the commandments (allegedly) given to Moses from God are a pretty lousy place to start. Sure commandments #13, 14, and 15 are relevant, but if I were a God I might not fail to mention rape, torture, child abuse, molestation, and a few others. (The last one might actually come into play a few thousand times if Priests and Pastors took them to heart, but I guess since its not important enough to include in the commandments, all bets are off!) But of course coming from a God that believes there is water under the earth this is probably the best he can do.
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