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First it says that the question is duplicate. I think it's pretty obvious that the question is NOT duplicate.
The question is motivated ...
The number of commandments are more than 10. More like 15. It depends on whether several commandments are lumped into one or not.
Different christian denominations combine them differently. For example,
I am Yahweh your god
You shall not have other god besides me
You shall not make statues
You...
@JonEricson Now look what you've gotten me into. I try the waters with a couple of posts and almost no meta action and somebody goes and nominates me for moderator. If SE eats my life I'm holding you responsible. Think twice before you throw invite links around next time. ;-)
unfortunately, i feel that i am getting preached at when i write my (science based) questions...
i know those questions, when based on the text are welcome on BH and that atheists like me are theoretically welcome - being preached at does not reflect at -to me, it shows a lack of respect for my beliefs. This site will be great when it evolves to fully embrace these types of questions...
@Amaterasu I could. But I tend to suggest people just let their accounts sit fallow unless there's a real good reason to remove them. The deletion process is effectively irreversible.
@Amaterasu Looking at your main account, I didn't see anything too preachy. The "star of Bethlehem" question hasn't gotten a great answer, but that's partially because there's tons of speculation and not much in the way of solid fact out there.
with Physics (request 1) it has been a long time coming and with here, some members seem to think that I 'must' be saved - that is irritating to an atheist
and I would rather not have any 'deadweight' to my account
@Amaterasu Ok. We recently implemented a 24-hour countdown. I've started it on both your BH and Physics accounts. If you change your mind, there's a link on your profile.
@Amaterasu I'd like to see if we can fix that problem for future visitors. We can't actually stop people from saying stuff, obviously. Like any community, some people will say and do rude things. But we have tools to discourage anti-social behavior that we could use if need be.
the users are not being rude, but they are preaching - I clearly ask for a scientific reson, and in comments - I get messages that preach to me - it is tiresome and disrespectful of my beliefs
there was a comment in particular from a member rhetor..something or other, actually, a couple of them
@Amaterasu Oh, it's not a waste. I think this site needs more questions like the ones you asked, so I'm sad to see you go. But I can understand how it can be wearing on you.
@Amaterasu If you don't mind, I'd really like to leave this as a signpost for others to read. We won't be able to address issues in the future if we sweep them under the rug every time.
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