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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the logic:

For you:  God => Godlen Rule => morality.
For me:  Golden Rule => morality.
For Hiler:  Everything for Germany!

The distinction is not God, but the Golden Rule.[/quote]

The problem with your logic is that you haven't defined "Golden Rule." For religious people it's the 10 Commandments, keeping kosher, following Jesus' commands to live your neighbor, or paying zakat and doing the Hajj.

For you, the Golden Rule might involve honesty and kindness, but for someone else it might just mean, just don't kill anyone as you make your millions (whoever has the gold makes the rules). I think the PP is saying, morals can be really fuzzy if you make them up yourself. George Bernard Shaw pointed out that how I want to be treated is probably different in many ways from how you want to be treated. Basically, the Golden Rule reflects dominant societal values at the time - and that has not always been a good thing.

So no, platitudes about the Golden Rule aren't much help.[/quote]

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