# 10 Commandments

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 4, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-commandments/611736 "2012-02-04T05:19:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Granny\_Rainbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Granny\_Rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Granny_Rainbow)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-commandments/611736/101 "2012-02-04T08:22:04Z")

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[quote=“Granny\_Rainbow, post:100, topic:611736”]

> [@J\_Cubed](#):
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> Then the answer is “no”. One of the main problems with laws from long ago is that they fail to account for all of things we’ve learned since then. And laws that have been recorded from the oral history of a small wandering tribe from thousands of years ago are not really relevant to the modern world.
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> Your OP posed a question that was loaded with Judeo-Christian assumptions, whether you meant to or not. And judging by your responses to the people trying to question those assumptions, you have internalized them pretty deeply. As I imagine you truly conceive it, you are just [begging the question](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question): Would the world be better if everyone just followed the laws given to us by the all-knowing, all-powerful, perfect creator of everything? Well, duh, if that were all true, then the answer is “yes”.
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> But really, what do you mean by this?  
> Massive numbers of unpunished murder sprees? A wave of serial first-degree parent disrespect? Organized gangs of ox-coveters? Because, in my experience, when people talk about all “the troubles we see today”, they usually mean Negroes marrying white women and scary teenagers who wear their pants too low. You’ll have to be more specific if you want a real answer.
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> If you want a list of rules that will make the world a better place, I can give you some that have the benefit of 5000 years of additional thought behind them:  
> [ol]  
> [li]Treat others the way you want to be treated.[/li][li]Seriously, don’t be a douche. [/li][li]You know how you think you’re the center of the universe? Everyone else thinks that about themselves.[/li][li]Most people really do know right from wrong. Heed that sense.[/li][li]Authority is almost always abused. It must always be subjected to scrutiny.[/li][li]Most rules that nominally exist to protect society from some nebulous threat or taint are invalid. Do not enact or enforce them without specific, credible evidence.[/li][/ol]  
> There, easy as can be, and 40% shorter than your list. Also, allows for a flexible work week and closes the parent-on-child abuse loophole. And still outlaws murder!p,gh

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