Knowledge or the source

The source of a piece of information is important in evaluating the truthfulness of that information when you can't readily tell its trustworthiness by looking at it. The Surgeon General telling you smoking causes cancer would be taken more seriously than Madonna telling you the same thing. But, when you have a source that you don't trust, every piece of information from that source also becomes suspect.

In the case of the 10 Commandments, it's actually telling you something specific (and not readily verifiable) about God and His Justice. You only know the 10 Commandments are true if you trust the source as an authority on the subject. If you did not trust the Bible as an authoritative work on God, there would be no reason for you to trust anything in the 10 Commandments. In such a case, it isn't knowledge at all.

 

Some aspects of the 10 Commandments are purely religious in nature, so I don't think you can say that it is necessarily "true," unless you're willing to have the government support the idea that one religious ideal is more right than another's.

The other rules that govern human behavior are "true" in the sense that they are moral codes we want our citizens to follow. But the Bible is not the only source of these moral codes. Moral codes are derived from a variety of sources, and I doubt "thou shall not kill" is something that the Jews invented. It is more likely an adaptation or other moral codes that predates their religion.

I have no problems, actually, with moral codes posted at our schools, if they are general, non-religious ideas like:

Killing and violence is bad.
Tolerance and respect is good.
Respect your parents.
Pay your taxes.
Vote for Ryan Bowen for the 2006 All Star Game

 

you have to absoletly consider the source. For example, if Peter Gammons reports something, it is automatically wrong. And if ESPN says they were first to break the story, it means the news is 3 days old. Also when the Chicago Tribune announces the White Sox as the greatest franchise ever, the source could be a little biased . PS Peter Gammons

And yes, that is really him...at Fenway, being gay.

 

aren't the cubs owned by tribune?

 

In general information should be double sourced. As humans we are inherently biased whether we are consciously aware of it or not.

In regards to the Ten Commandments I don't quite follow what you are saying. Are you saying that some people question the Ten Commandments because it is Christian and that in your opinion it is fact whether you are Christian or not?