[After providing reasons for cutting down the Ten Commandments] So, with all this in mind, I leave you with my revised list of the Two Commandments: 'Thou shalt always be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nooky', and 'Thou shalt try real hard not to kill anyone, unless of course they pray to a different invisible man from the one you pray to'. Two is all you need, Moses could have carried them down the hill in his fucking pocket, and if they had a list like that, I wouldn't mind those folks in Alabama putting it up on the courthouse wall, as long as they included one additional Commandment: 'Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself'!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author proposes a simplified moral code focused on honesty in relationships and non-violence based on religious differences.
- In plain terms
- He suggests a short list of rules about being honest with partners and not killing people over religion.
- What can you take from it?
- Core moral values can be reduced to basic rules about honesty and non-violence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the most important moral rules?
- How does religion influence ethics?
Another view
Reducing complex moral systems to two rules ignores cultural nuances.
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