Atheists' Ten Commandments

[sochi2014]

Just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean you don't live by certain guidelines. Some atheists are humanists:

HUMANISM AND ITS ASPIRATIONS

Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933*

Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.

The lifestance of Humanism—guided by reason, inspired by compassion, and informed by experience—encourages us to live life well and fully. It evolved through the ages and continues to develop through the efforts of thoughtful people who recognize that values and ideals, however carefully wrought, are subject to change as our knowledge and understandings advance.

This document is part of an ongoing effort to manifest in clear and positive terms the conceptual boundaries of Humanism, not what we must believe but a consensus of what we do believe. It is in this sense that we affirm the following:

Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. Humanists find that science is the best method for determining this knowledge as well as for solving problems and developing beneficial technologies. We also recognize the value of new departures in thought, the arts, and inner experience—each subject to analysis by critical intelligence.

Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change. Humanists recognize nature as self-existing. We accept our life as all and enough, distinguishing things as they are from things as we might wish or imagine them to be. We welcome the challenges of the future, and are drawn to and undaunted by the yet to be known.

Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience. Humanists ground values in human welfare shaped by human circumstances, interests, and concerns and extended to the global ecosystem and beyond. We are committed to treating each person as having inherent worth and dignity, and to making informed choices in a context of freedom consonant with responsibility.

Life's fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals. We aim for our fullest possible development and animate our lives with a deep sense of purpose, finding wonder and awe in the joys and beauties of human existence, its challenges and tragedies, and even in the inevitability and finality of death. Humanists rely on the rich heritage of human culture and the lifestance of Humanism to provide comfort in times of want and encouragement in times of plenty.

Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships. Humanists long for and strive toward a world of mutual care and concern, free of cruelty and its consequences, where differences are resolved cooperatively without resorting to violence. The joining of individuality with interdependence enriches our lives, encourages us to enrich the lives of others, and inspires hope of attaining peace, justice, and opportunity for all.

Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness. Progressive cultures have worked to free humanity from the brutalities of mere survival and to reduce suffering, improve society, and develop global community. We seek to minimize the inequities of circumstance and ability, and we support a just distribution of nature's resources and the fruits of human effort so that as many as possible can enjoy a good life.

Humanists are concerned for the well being of all, are committed to diversity, and respect those of differing yet humane views. We work to uphold the equal enjoyment of human rights and civil liberties in an open, secular society and maintain it is a civic duty to participate in the democratic process and a planetary duty to protect nature's integrity, diversity, and beauty in a secure, sustainable manner.

Thus engaged in the flow of life, we aspire to this vision with the informed conviction that humanity has the ability to progress toward its highest ideals. The responsibility for our lives and the kind of world in which we live is ours and ours alone.
For historical purposes, see preceding Humanist Manifestos: I and II.

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What is the point of living by guidelines if you feel you are god? Screw everything!

 

[jw5]

You are a classic case of a fucking hypocrite.............. LOL

What is the point of living by guidelines if you feel you are god? Screw everything!

 

[sochi2014]

You are a classic case of a fucking hypocrite.............. LOL

I dun get the joke.

 

[jw5]

You are the joke.

I dun get the joke.

 

[sochi2014]

You are the joke.

Why I dun feel funny leh?

 

[Faker]

I dun get the joke.

It is not a joke.
You are a dumb fuck, still don't know your reputation here. It is very stink.

 

[Sinkie]

You're more of an agnostic then.

"Do not accept anything that is unreasonable. Do not not reject anything as unreasonable without proper examination." – Gautama Buddha

That's right....agnostic. I always say that there're some people who use some words but do not fully understand the meaning and definition of the words thy use. Similarly, within context of this thread, there're loads of gong chee bye Christians who do not read the bible and even if they do, pick and bookmark only those passages that suit themselves. More than that, they refuse to accept that they're stupid and greedy. They rather prefer to be considered gullible, because that means they can see themselves as a victim and hence blameless. The truth is that such hypocrites are just pure greedy and not really particularly interested in knowing the truth, if the truth means they've been lied to by their own beliefs and self-serving interest.

 

[Sinkie]

That would imply I accept that "God" might exist which I don't.

My concept of a "creator" is some entity with vastly superior intellect which could well exist in a different dimension.

Your concept is very similar to mine....but I would go one further to say that it is not a different dimension but a higher dimension and in such a higher dimension, the notion of intellect is neither existent nor relevant, because the element of time and space is non-existent in such a higher dimension, hence intellect is not necessary, because you can do anything, be anything and be anywhere, and yet can still be the dumbest entity in the whole fuckless multi-universes, as intellect does not matter anymore, as all this higher existence is plain insane and intellect does not figure at all in the realm of a truly insane entity.

 

[sochi2014]

It is not a joke.
You are a dumb fuck, still don't know your reputation here. It is very stink.

Sorry I dun really give a damn what you or anybody else think of me.

 

[jw5]

This is such a good thread. :p

1. Be open-minded and be willing to alter your beliefs with new evidence.
2. Strive to understand what is most likely to be true, not to believe what you wish to be true.
3. The scientific method is the most reliable way of understanding the natural world.
4. Every person has the right to control over their body.
5. God is not necessary to be a good person or to live a full and meaningful life.
6. Be mindful of the consequences of all your actions and recognise that you must take responsibility for them.
7. Treat others as you would want them to treat you, and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated. Think about their perspective.
8. We have the responsibility to consider others, including future generations.
9. There is no one right way to live.
10. Leave the world a better place than you found it.

Source: inquisitr.com

 

[Faker]

Sorry I dun really give a damn what you or anybody else think of me.

Most of us know that!! You don't hide your christianic hyprocrisy!!! You are a true blue Christian, really!!!

 

[ByTheWay]

By the way religion is shit and a psychological game.

 

[nirvarq]

[video=youtube_share;Aqp9bMZB0oI]http://youtu.be/Aqp9bMZB0oI[/video]

Maurice Cotterell author of the book "Future Science; Forbidden Science of the 21st Century"


Look up his other books he found the answer as to why Atoms behave as such, when main stream scientist were sponsored with billions every year to find out why but couldn't and yet they give ridiculous reasons just to reject his application for approval........

 

[sochi2014]

Science is stupid. It can never explain why we exists or why humans have love.

 

[Asterix]

Before I came across Machiavelli's the Prince
Me would have agreed with everything he said
However I now believe that less intelligent beings
Need some kind of ethics imposed from outside
Free competition amongst religions is way to go
Just as there should be at least two political parties
Capable of forming government to serve the People
Intelligent ones can be atheist agnostics or whatever


[video=youtube;HQJ3sqkdCRE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJ3sqkdCRE[/video]

 

[sochi2014]

So who should decides what is ethical or not? You your father or your grandfather?

 

[jw5]

Your father-mother's son.

So who should decides what is ethical or not? You your father or your grandfather?

 

[Faker]

LoL! Agree with you absolutely. Maybe sochibye has 2 fathers.

Your father-mother's son.

 

[jw5]

This is a great thread. :p