# Disputing moderation in the "atheist 10 commandments" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-moderation-in-the-atheist-10-commandments-thread/966648 "2022-06-22T17:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-moderation-in-the-atheist-10-commandments-thread/966648/18 "2022-06-22T19:08:40Z")
> [@The Atheist 10 Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atheist-10-commandments/966568/13): > > Atheists are people who don’t believe in the existence of gods. That’s it. They don’t necessarily agree on anything else. An “atheist 10 commandments” makes as much sense as a “people who don’t believe in the Loch Ness Monster 10 commandments”. Here’s my 2¢ as the OP. I never said _you_ are not welcome, only that your particular post was dismissive of the spirit of the thread, rather than contributing to it. The point was to ask people to posit moral standards that do not derive from a deity, which you feel would benefit humanity if everyone followed them. It is asking for individual opinions of this. It is asking for “_your_ atheist 10 commandments,” _not_ asking, “What moral code would _all atheists_ agree on?” Your post, OTOH, says that it doesn’t even make sense to ask the question. As evidenced by the many thoughtful answers posted in the thread, apparently some people _do_ think this question makes sense. I would readily accept someone who wanted to discuss the premise, but the post is summarily dismissive of the premise. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disputing-moderation-in-the-atheist-10-commandments-thread/966648)._