Re: Why *TEN* Commandments? ``

From: Steve Sherman (smsherm_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:04:13 -0500

Tom Potter wrote:

> "Uncle Al" <UncleAl0@hate.spam.net> wrote in message
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>>Anonymous wrote:
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>>>TEN NOT ELEVEN, TEN NOT NINE.
>>
>>[snip 264 lines of whining crap]
>>
>>The Church of Rome plus the Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches have
>>NINE Commandments. Graven images, a polytheistic babble of saints and
>>angels, plus the Trinity, the miracle of transubstantiation... are
>>huge income streams. The word of god is a political manifestation of
>>Accounts Receivable. Religion is a tax upon the stupid
>
>
> As a an individual who has interviewed hundreds of people,
> and analyzed thousands of resumes,
> I can assure the poster that the people employed in religion
> earn far less than government employees,
> and they do not have the benefits, retirement,
> and security of government employees.
>
> Also as one travels about the world,
> one sees that religion is responsible for
> most of the finest creations of man.
>
> Take away the temples, churches, artifacts, carvings,
> and other works of art, and the world is left with
> a great void. For example, note how the world reacted
> when the Taliban destroyed the huge 2000 Buddha carving.
>
> And note that religions handle many of the thankless jobs,
> such as funerals, visiting the sick and dying, etc.,
> and many important formal ceremonies such
> as wedding, christenings, graduations, awards, etc.
>
> I have been to many gatherings
> where the words of some religious leader,
> was the highlight of the gathering.
>
> --
> Tom Potter http://home.earthlink.net/~tdp
>

The reason there are Ten Commandments was a combination of factors.
1. Bad planning, there was no paper or pens available on top of the
mountain.
2. Given that there was no paper, stone tablets were selected as the
alternative.
3. One man had to carry the commandments down from the mountain. Given
that they were now stone tablets, a size and quantity limit was imposed.
4. The font size selected imposed a word count limit given the size and quantity
of the tablets.

Only ten commandments would fit.

It was luck for us that Moses didn't take a wagon.
Just think what could have happened if he would have had a portable
computer, word processor and a DVD burner.

Steve

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