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dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
 Posted - 12/21/2001 : 13:16:08
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New and Improved Ten Commandments
1. We shall not limit freedom of thought.
2. We shall not cause unnecessary harm to any living thing or the environment.
3. We shall be respectful of the rights of others.
4. We shall be honest.
5. We shall be responsible for our actions.
6. We shall be fair in all matters to all persons.
7. We shall be considerate of the happiness and well being of others.
8. We shall be reasonable in our actions.
9. We shall nurture these values by word & deed in our children, family, friends, and acquaintances.
10. We shall not limit inquiring or testing by their consequences, on any matter, including these
commandments.
http://www.skyenet.net/~chasman/10.jpg
**Sorry about the previous image at the top @tomic***
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan]
Edited by - dimossi on 12/21/2001 14:13:07
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
 Posted - 12/21/2001 : 13:32:49 [Permalink]
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I like'em! Only one that would be a problem is number 2. One person's "necessary" is another's "unnecessary"...
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dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2001 : 13:37:48 [Permalink]
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True, but number 10 allows us to better define numer 2.
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan] |
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Marc_a_b
Skeptic Friend
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2001 : 16:35:36 [Permalink]
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Reminds me of The Real 10 Commandments
1. Trust good character more than promises.
2. Do not speak falsely.
3. Do good things.
4. Do not be hasty in making friends, but do not abandon them once made.
5. Learn to obey before you command.
6. When giving advice, do not recommend what is most pleasing, but what is most useful.
7. Make reason your supreme commander.
8. Do not associate with people who do bad things.
9. Honor the gods.
10. Have regard for your parents
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comradebillyboy
Skeptic Friend
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2001 : 17:44:17 [Permalink]
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voicing opinions or ideas that are contrary to current administration positions is supporting terrorism and may in fact be found to be treasonous by asscroft.
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hatten_jc
New Member
Sweden
44 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2001 : 06:01:56 [Permalink]
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quote:
New and Improved Ten Commandments
1. We shall not limit freedom of thought.
2. We shall not cause unnecessary harm to any living thing or the environment.
3. We shall be respectful of the rights of others.
4. We shall be honest.
5. We shall be responsible for our actions.
6. We shall be fair in all matters to all persons.
7. We shall be considerate of the happiness and well being of others.
8. We shall be reasonable in our actions.
9. We shall nurture these values by word & deed in our children, family, friends, and acquaintances.
10. We shall not limit inquiring or testing by their consequences, on any matter, including these
commandments.
http://www.skyenet.net/~chasman/10.jpg
**Sorry about the previous image at the top @tomic***
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan]
Edited by - dimossi on 12/21/2001 14:13:07
i like them and if you whane know how they look in Swedish Translation read on.. :)
1. Vi ska inte begränsa friheten att tänka
2 Vi ska inte orsaka onödig lidande för andra levande ting eller naturen.
3 Vi ska respektera andras rättigheter.
4 Vi ska vara ärliga.
5 Vi ska ta ansvar för våra handlingar.
6 Vi ska vara rättvis emot andra.
7 Vi ska respektera andras lycka och hälsa.
8 Vi ska vara resonabla i våra handlingar.
9 Vi ska leva med dessa värden i handlingar och ord framför våra barn, familjer och bekanta.
10 Vi ska inte begränsa våran nyfikenhet för deras konsekvenser eller annat inkluderar dessa bud.
Never underestimate a human's capacity for active stupidity.
Sorry about my lousy English ? can we talk in Swedish :) |
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2001 : 06:23:19 [Permalink]
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hatten_jc, can we have a phonetic translation. I know you've said that Sweedish sounds like it's spelled. But you are using characters that I (and probably others) don't recognize and don't know what sound they make.
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. -Mark Twain |
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@tomic
Administrator
USA
4607 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2001 : 14:23:21 [Permalink]
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Hey! I like translations. At some point I think it would be cool to have all of SFN trandlated into as many languages as possible so that more people can be reached.
That new version of SFN code with multiple language support is not that far off. They say the code will be released soon.
@tomic
Gravity, not just a good idea...it's the law! |
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dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2001 : 22:17:41 [Permalink]
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hatten_jc -
Speaking of Sweden.... me and my wife are heading there on the 26th of this month. My wife is from a small town called Morbylanga in Sweden, so we are going to visit her family for the holidays. In case you didn't know, Morbylanga is located on the island called Öland. We are looking forward to it and are ready for a brief, but extreme change in climate. We live in South Florida where the weather has been warm and sunny. (Was even swimming at the beach today). I heard there is much snow in Sweden now. What about where you are?
Anyway, I showed my wife your translation of the New and Improved Ten Commandments and she said you did very well. (She did say that there is supposed to be an "a" at the end of "rättvis").
BTW - Here is a great online Swedish-English Dictionary that I sometimes use that you may find useful.
http://www-lexikon.nada.kth.se/skolverket/swe-eng.shtml
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan] |
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hatten_jc
New Member
Sweden
44 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2001 : 05:02:03 [Permalink]
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quote:
hatten_jc -
Speaking of Sweden.... me and my wife are heading there on the 26th of this month. My wife is from a small town called Morbylanga in Sweden, so we are going to visit her family for the holidays. In case you didn't know, Morbylanga is located on the island called Öland. We are looking forward to it and are ready for a brief, but extreme change in climate. We live in South Florida where the weather has been warm and sunny. (Was even swimming at the beach today). I heard there is much snow in Sweden now. What about where you are?
Anyway, I showed my wife your translation of the New and Improved Ten Commandments and she said you did very well. (She did say that there is supposed to be an "a" at the end of "rättvis").
BTW - Here is a great online Swedish-English Dictionary that I sometimes use that you may find useful.
http://www-lexikon.nada.kth.se/skolverket/swe-eng.shtml
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan]
i know i forgot somthing the a the a....
whell any how i live in Luleå its loong way in the north of sweden about 1000 km from Öland and the town you are going to.. Give and take 25 km..
So the weather here in Luleå is striking diffrent from the South sweden but i think you will find it coold and snowy i hope you have many cloth on you..
Personly i loong for summer and warmth agien i hate the cold.
Ples say hellow to you wife from a fellow sweden a truly suprise to see that you where marrid to a swedish :)
This is a greading to you and you wife :)
Från sverige nordliga hörn jag önskar er båda god jul och gott nytt år
John "fryser i norr" Carlsson.
Never underestimate a human's capacity for active stupidity.
Sorry about my lousy English ? can we talk in Swedish :) |
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Espritch
Skeptic Friend
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2001 : 10:27:57 [Permalink]
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quote:
At some point I think it would be cool to have all of SFN trandlated into as many languages as possible so that more people can be reached.
Should we "trandlate" it into English first?
Sorry. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
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Marc_a_b
Skeptic Friend
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2001 : 11:55:25 [Permalink]
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quote:
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At some point I think it would be cool to have all of SFN trandlated into as many languages as possible so that more people can be reached.
Should we "trandlate" it into English first?
Sorry. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
That reminds me of the very funny book Illegal Aliens. At one point a street gang manages to take over an alien spaceship. While negotiating with the U.N. the universal translator has the horrendous task of trying to translate english into english.
As members of that gang said (courtesy of the translator}
"That inhales" "that exhales"
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 12/25/2001 : 20:55:25 [Permalink]
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quote:
Hey! I like translations. At some point I think it would be cool to have all of SFN trandlated into as many languages as possible so that more people can be reached.
Hey @tomic, if you ever need a hand for the German side of things, I am your man.....
My parents made me do German school when I was a wee lad, I hated it then, but by christ I am glad I did it now!!!!
Thumbs up to parents that help you learn!!!
"Damn you people. Go back to your shanties." --- Shooter McGavin |
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