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Do the Ten Commandments tolerate Atheism? (was: Re: Mormon bashing again)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 00:19:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> What I'm getting at is this: I don't see anything in the Ten Commandments
> which commands people not to be atheists. Is this correct? Or does the
> First Commandment contain the implied statement of: "You must not not
> believe that I exist." ?
Actually, what's more puzzling to me is that the Ten Commandments don't say
anything about passing on the information, unless that's implied by an
external document.
After all, we are all born atheists, and we can only accept religion as Truth
once our mental faculties have sufficiently developed. Thus it is very
important[1] for parents and communities to hand down the teachings of a
religion to their children -- else the meme ceases to propagate.
--Todd
[1] to the religion
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Mormon bashing again
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| (...) Oh! I just realized, I have another question about the deep meaning of this the First Commandment. OK, is it assumed or implied here that God is commanding us to believe that he exists and to have Him as our god? Or is he simply saying (this (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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