BmanGorilla t1_ja9ght3 wrote
Whether you’re into religion or not… I’m pretty that’s what the Ten Commandments were supposed to be. They do seem to cover everything, so I’d be cool with starting there. Not murdering or robbing each other seems like it would really help out in a lot of places.
IcebergSlimFast t1_jaa1brn wrote
Hard pass on the first four commandments, which are completely irrelevant to any non-religious person.
They don’t even get around to the not murdering part until number six, which frankly seems a bit late for something so obviously basic and important. Not to mention, the commandments on their own don’t even provide any guidance on when killing is okay vs not. And as anyone who’s ever even skimmed through the Old Testament is well aware, there are so many relatively minor crimes deserving punishment by death that there may as well be a big, fat asterisk on that one.
In conclusion: not a very helpful place to start searching for universal morality.
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