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There were supposed to be 15 commandments, but Moses accidentally dropped and broke a tablet. What are some of the five missing commandments? (feddit.nl)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And I know we're mostly atheists here, but please keep the theological discussion to a minimum and appreciate the lighthearted hypothetical scenario for what it is.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago (11 children)

"No slavery", "no genocide", "no slavery", "no genocide", and "seriously, no slavery or genocide".

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

Considering that early Jewish writings directly contain laws about the treatment of slaves, "no slavery" was probably not on the list.

As for Genocide, Yahweh commanded Saul through Samuel:

And Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over His people, over Israel; and now hearken to the voice of the words of the Lord.
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Now, go, and you shall smite Amalek, and you shall utterly destroy all that is his, and you shall not have pity on him: and you shall slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

And then Yahweh threw a hissy fit when Saul showed some mercy. Turns out that Yahweh was is a dick, according to his own believers' writings.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

So you’re saying the Bible specifically recommends slaying ass?

“Honey, the Bible says I gotta go slay ass! I know I promised those days were behind me,, but God wants me to do it! Completely off topic, how’s your sister? She still single?”

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