Center for Inquiry - Los Angeles  |   4773 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Home | Join | Store | Contact | Support
CFI International
CFI West
Steve Allen Theater
News
Events
Independent Investigations Group
New Horizons
Secular Organizations for Sobriety

Center for Inquiry-L.A.
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Check out our online store!

---Upcoming Events---

Wednesday, June 24
Cafe Inquiry

Friday, June 26
West L.A. Fourth Friday Dinner

Saturday, June 27
Freethinkers Toastmasters

(No lecture Sunday, July 5)

Wednesday, July 8
Skeptics' Book Club

Thursday, July 9
Orange County Skeptics Supper Club

Friday, July 10
Drinking Skeptically

Sunday, July 12
GALAH-LA

Saturday, July 18
Independent Investigations Group

Saturday, July 18
Spanish Speaking Atheists

Sunday, July 19
FEED YOUR BRAIN:
Prof. Amos Nur
Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God

Tuesday Evenings
S
ecular Organizations for Sobriety

More... 



Join the Greater L.A. Skeptics Meetup Group!



Join the CFI-L.A. Group on Facebook!

_________________



NOW PLAYING at the
Steve Allen Theater

 


The Ten Commandments have long been revered as a foundation for morality. But do they really apply to a diverse, modern society? I would argue that they do not.
 
The first 3 Commandments purely cater to God's enormous ego. These, of course, do not apply to the over 30 million U.S. citizens who are atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, Hindus, pantheists, and deists. Shall we post laws irrelevant to over 10% of our population?
 
Number 4 declares everyone who works on Sunday (or Saturday, depending on your faith) a spiritual outlaw. Catholic priests, pro football players and Ed Sullivan will all burn in hell for this one.
 
Commandment #5 presumes one's parents are sane or worthy of respect. Unfortunately, horrible people sometimes have kids.
 
Most societies (Judeo-Christian or not) seem to understand Commandments 6-8. Indeed, some ape communities also operate under these guidelines -- probably without having read the bible.
 
Telling the truth (#9) is also generally a good idea, but there are lots of exceptions we all employ. By the way, that's a great haircut...
 
And a little #10 oils the gears of a good chunk of the U. S. Economy.
 
So here are some alternatives to the rusty old Commandments. I submit this work in progress -- not as dogma I insist you obey -- but as suggestions I hope you'll consider.
 
James Underdown


11 Strong Suggestions

by James Underdown

1. Leave a place as good or better than when you got there.
2. Be nice.
3. Suck it up and quit bitching.
4. Live within your means
5. Take responsibility for what you do
6. Stop watching so much TV and live a little
7. Try to see the other person’s point of view
8. Don’t believe everything you hear.
9. Keep your brain and body active
10. Say KMA when the time is right
11. Take a moment every day to be grateful

Home | Join | Contact | Support | ©2005 Center for Inquiry