A Social Contract

[unapologetic]

 

[WAB]

Are we supposed to go through and correct these? Granted, no doubt there are plenty of people who think this way.

 

[Elixir]

Are we supposed to go through and correct these?

Correct the meaning? Or correct the spelling of “lose”?
I’m sorry but sometimes it bothers me when people can’t spell a four letter word.

 

[WAB]

Are we supposed to go through and correct these?

Correct the meaning? Or correct the spelling of “lose”?
I’m sorry but sometimes it bothers me when people can’t spell a four letter word.

Not at all. I didn't notice the spelling error. By correct, let's just take the first one: "I do not kill because I don't want to live in fear of you." Though that's one reason not to kill, I would suggest it were far better to say, "I don't kill because I place a value on all life, not just my own."

And so on, with equally self-evident changes all down the list.

 

[Elixir]

By correct, let's just take the first one: "I do not kill because I don't want to live in fear of you." Though that's one reason not to kill, I would suggest it were far better to say, "I don't kill because I place a value on all life, not just my own."

Hmmm. I’m pretty damn sure it’s not supposed to feel good to cause suffering or death.
I know for a fact it kills a part of me if/when I do that. So I try to keep it to a minimum.
For purely selfish reasons.

 

[WAB]

By correct, let's just take the first one: "I do not kill because I don't want to live in fear of you." Though that's one reason not to kill, I would suggest it were far better to say, "I don't kill because I place a value on all life, not just my own."

Hmmm. I’m pretty damn sure it’s not supposed to feel good to cause suffering or death.
I know for a fact it kills a part of me if/when I do that. So I try to keep it to a minimum.
For purely selfish reasons.

Purely selfish? Really? The recognition of the value of others' lives doesn't factor in at all?

 

[unapologetic]

"I don't kill because I don't feel like it" Does not cut it as a social contract. That statement is one sided.
It is worded the way it is, in order to imply we both need to follow it. Two sided, like a contract.

Also it is easier to understand/accept selfish motives.

 

[unapologetic]

I do not kill, because i am peaceful.
I do not steal, because i am content with what I've got.
I do not lie, because i am honest.
I do not shit anywhere i please, because that is disrespectful.
I will stick my nose in your business, because i care.

Sounds nice, but would you believe/trust that and accept me into your tribe based on those statements alone?
And what do those statements ask from you in return? Nothing. So not a contract, just hype/empty promises.
The posted Social Contract has an implied flip side:
If I'm not safe, neither are you.
If my stuff ain't safe, neither is your's.
If I can't trust what you say, you can't trust me either.
If I have to schlog thgrough your shit, I'll make you eat it.
Etc.
No 'trust' or authority figure needed.

 

[Bronzeage]

The two basic rules of all human morality are, do not kill your friends and do not steal your friends stuff.

After that, it's just an argument over who is a friend and what is stuff.