Donald A. Windsor
The traditional Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments are inadequate.
The first three Commandments deal with humanity's interrelationships with God (Exodus 20:1-10).
1. You will have only one God (:2-5).
2. Do not take God's name in vain (:7).
3. Keep holy the Sabbath Day (:8-10).
The next seven Commandments deal with humanity's interrelationships among itself (Exodus 20:8-17).
4. Honor your father and mother (:12).
5. Do not kill (:13).
6. Do not commit adultery (:14).
7. Do not steal (:15).
8. Do not bear false witness against your neighbor (: 16).
9. Do not covet your neighbor's property (:17).
10. Do not covet your neighbor's wife (:17).
Now we need some Commandments that deal with humanity's interrelationships with our planet Earth. Here are five that I propose.
11. Do not pollute.
12. Do not overpopulate.
13. Do not destroy natural ecosystems.
14. Do not render a species extinct.
15. Do not contaminate other planets.
My purpose here is to encourage thinking about humanity's responsibilities toward its own world and the rest of the universe. Moreover, I would like to see such interrelationships elevated to a religious obligation practiced with a religious fervor.
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