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Wow, some of my atheist colleagues seem to have lost their sense of humour. I mean, Lawdog is serious about his beliefs, but either he was taking the piss or he just wrote a post
begging to be parodied. And seriously that's a great picture of Chuck Heston!
Lawdog said:
Since the TEN COMMANDMENTS are no longer allowed in Courts, they should instead be displayed in University "Science" Labs, so that those dark sorcerers who fiddle with human genes, clones, death drugs, and embyonic stem cells can be reminded of how they contravene God's Law.
Let's see.
1. I am the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
2. Thou shalt not worship idols.
3. Thou shalt not take the LORD's name in vain.
4. Respect the sabbath.
5. Honour thy father and mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
8. Thou shalt not steal
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, or thy neighbour's ass
(so that covers no homosexuality, then), or anything else of thy neighbour's.
Now, let me see. I forget, there were only ten commandments, weren't there? I mean, (allowing for the famous 11th Commandment, "Thou shalt not get caught") were there 12 and 13, too?
12. Thou shalt not interfere with deoxyribonucleic acid or chromosome structure.
13. Thou shalt not mimic nature by creating the genetic equivalent of a monozygotic twin.
I mean, otherwise I don't see exactly where genetics and pharmacology are really covered in the rules about honoring God above all other Gods, not making idols, not taking his name in vain, resting on Sunday, honoring one's parents, killing, stealing, screwing around, lying in court or desiring other peoples' stuff.