(October 8, 2013 at 12:54 am)Lion IRC Wrote:(October 8, 2013 at 12:47 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Still nothing special about it.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc2.htm
Nothing special about treating others as you would have them treat you?
I think that is a VERY SPECIAL moral admonishment.
If we didnt value our fellow humans we would have no need for words like "ethics", "humanism", "altruism", ''philanthropy''....
Ok... clearly you didn't follow the link. The Golden Rule is found in plenty of other cultures that predate the Hebrews.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle