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Of course, the Golden Rule presumes that <b><i>others </i></b>would want
you to treat them the way <b><i>you </i></b>want to be treated.
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At 09:31 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Ralph Nielsen wrote:<br>
> And just what does Chris mean by "biblical
morality"?<br>
> Oh, I know, anything that Doug Wilson or any other
"authority"<br>
> decrees it to be. In fact, morality has nothing to do with
religion<br>
> at all.<br>
><br>
Paul<br>
While we're on this subject and since this list has a lot of<br>
philosophers who read it, where does morality come from? I have
morals,<br>
but they don't come from my religion. In fact, some god telling me
to<br>
do something I know is wrong doesn't change anything, except that I
now<br>
have to choose whether to do it or face the consequences. So where
do<br>
we derive our morals from? Our family? Our genes?
Society?<br><br>
Ralph:<br>
Morality is as old as the hills, Paul. It's all about the Golden
<br>
Rule: Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
Or <br>
as some prefer: Do to others as you would have others do to you.
This <br>
rule is found all around the world, regardless of religion or <br>
superstition.<br><br>
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