I Stumbled Upon Ethical Atheist's Ten Commandments

Thanks to vjack at Atheist Revolution I found a new program called StumbleUpon. I've been having a lot of fun with it today :) It was really easy to get started with it...I entered my e-mail address and a password, then I checked my interests and downloaded the Firefox addon. Now, I have a Stumbleupon toolbar. When I come across a site I like, I give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. If I feel like browsing, I can hit Stumble! and it brings up different websites. It's really fun!

Anyway, in one of my stumble's today, I came across The Ten Commandments by Ethical Atheist. I'll list the commandments, but I encourage you to visit the site. It gives some explanations about each of the commandments or rather...suggestions:)

1.Thou SHALT NOT believe all thou art told.
2.Thou SHALT seek knowledge and truth constantly.
3.Thou SHALT educate thy fellow man in the Laws of Science.
4.Thou SHALT NOT forget the atrocities committed in the name of god.
5.Thou SHALT leave valuable contributions for future generations.
6.Thou SHALT live in peace with thy fellow man.
7.Thou SHALT live this one life thou hast to its fullest.
8.Thou SHALT follow a Personal Code of Ethics.
9.Thou SHALT maintain a strict separation between Church and State.
10.Thou SHALT support those who follow these commandments.


I think they sound pretty good. Hey, I think if everyone followed these Ten Commandments, we might find some peace in this world. Quick...without looking can you name the Bible's Ten Commandments? Just curious :)


To close out this post, I'll post a quote I stumbled upon:

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, November 11, 1755.—The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, ed. Leonard W. Labaree, vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).

Very fitting for the current administration.