(January 21, 2011 at 11:54 am)Captain Scarlet Wrote: The golden rule is an excellent guide to morality and I congratulate Confucius on teaching it. It was much copied over the succeeding years including by those who wrote the NT and later attributed it to their demi god Jesus.
The Golden Rule generally works well, but it does have some problems. What if someone is a masochist who enjoys having pain inflicted on him? According to the Golden Rule, he should inflict pain on others. What if someone wishes they were dead and wants someone to kill them? According to the Golden Rule, this person should run around killing people.
I like the rule proposed by Dan Barker. He says we should always do our best to "minimize harm". I think this covers pretty much any moral dilemma.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
