Are the five precepts realistic principles for a Buddhist to live by today?

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Are the five precepts realistic principles for a Buddhist to live by today?

I personally think that the five precepts are realistic enough because they are quite similar to the things that a Muslim may or may not do. The reason I say this is because I am a Muslim and some of these precepts are the same for me to follow in everyday life.

For example, precept 2: ‘I undertake to abstain from taking what is not freely given’

In other words, it means No stealing or any form of exploitation or taking advantage of someone. This should not be hard to follow because, first of all; this is against the law and I doubt it that any other religion would allow stealing.

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All of the precepts are really what I, as a Muslim is not allowed to do, except the first one (‘to abstain from harming living beings’).

The reason I have brought myself into this is because as I said before, I do most of these and I don’t find any of them hard to follow so why should a Buddhist?

The obvious answer to the title would definitely be yes, because they are the same as what people with other faiths must not do.

Precept 1 is a very simple precept and must be easy to follow, since there are ...

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