You too can pinky swear to abide by secular principles. It looks mostly harmless, although the 7th principle isn't entirely right.
7. In all of my actions, and without threat of divine retribution, I will strive to respect the dignity of all people.
I deal with too many creationists, and those are people without much dignity to respect.
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