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The Womb of Morality: How the First Four Commandments Birth True Ethics

The Womb of Morality: How the First Four Commandments Birth True Ethics

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It is curious that the 4th Commandment — remember the Sabbath day — is placed roughly in the middle of the Decalogue. When you look at the 10 Commandments as a whole, the Sabbath roughly marks the middle between the first half which has nothing to do with morality and the second half which has everything to do with morality.

In other words, morality is n…

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