Most of us know it as the Golden Rule: “Do Unto Others…”
Many philosophers refer to it as the Law of Reciprocity…
Kant called it the Categorical Imperative…
Fundamentally, it is a universal principle of Ethics, which keeps us from harming others at least, and at best, tells us to embrace the humanity of everyone---equally.
Go to page 292 in our text. There are seven major Religions listed and their interpretation of the Rule.
Discuss how adherence to this principle keeps humankind in balance and open to acceptance to others and their viewpoints.
Ruth. M.
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Definition for adherence: attachment: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville (google definition).
Buddihism: keeps humankind in balance and open to acceptance to others and their viewpoints by not hurting ohters as they would not like to be harmed. Important in all aspects because poeple should not throw stones at brick houses. They should except the consequences. I think that with all these religions; Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American spirtuality, thay all have the same idea. Treat others as you wish to be treated. I remember being told that as a child. This is why they accept all viewpoints and welcome others and accept new ideas. This gives humanbeings the chance to explore any religion and decide what they chose to follow if anything at all. This is truley the golden rule. I never knew it expanded into so many cultures. It makes you think about your options.
John H.
ReplyDeleteI vagly remember hearing the golding rule when I was a kid, 50 million years ago. I always heard it as treat other the way you want to be treated. The fact that other cultures have the same golden rule is no suppries to me. We are all humen beings and need to feel conected to others. The old saying no man is an island is true.I do not know how said that first.
John H.
ReplyDeleteI vagly remember hearing the golding rule when I was a kid, 50 million years ago. I always heard it as treat other the way you want to be treated. The fact that other cultures have the same golden rule is no suppries to me. We are all humen beings and need to feel conected to others. The old saying no man is an island is true.I do not know how said that first.
Angela N.
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I grew up hearing the term do on to others as they do unto you and treat others as you want to be treated. I does not surprise me that other cultures believe in the same golden rules how ever they put their terms in different ways but yet mean the same thing.It states in the bible the same thing as the golden rule. I rasie my children the with the same "golden rules" I was raised with, however they decide to turn their backs on people whom treat them unfairly. Which I think in a way is a bit better than lowering oneself to ingnorance.I think to each their own if it works for them follow what ever "golden rule" they wish to follow and I dont think it should be labeled according to cultures since in gods eyes we are all suppose to as one brothers or sisters.I know now days some people arent too religous but society should stick together to help on another. It shouldnt really depend on a "golden rule".
Jenny B
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Growing up in a strict catholic family one of the first things I was taught was, do unto others, as you want them to treat you. I believe that this statement is common amost many religions and even cultures because without this philosophy, the world would be in complete chaos....even more than it is today. I believe that people should be born with the instct of treating others as you would want to be treated. Its common courtesy, and just plain decenty.
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ReplyDeleteI grow up to follow the golden rule; do unto others as you would want other to do unto you. It doesn’t surprise me that other religions have some kind of belief similar to this. In my opinion they all generally state the same thing just different ways to word it. I think adherence to this principle helps keep humankind in balance because some many of us have been taught this no matter what our culture or religion was. Being taught this and following it keeps us from passing judgment on others because we wouldn’t want them to judge us. Everyone has at least one different belief than someone else therefore no one has the right to judge others.
Sasy C.
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I'm a Christian and before a Christian I was raised Catholic, and the Golden Rule was always the same, treat others as you would want to be treated. It's amazing to me to see that no matter the race religion or ethnicity, we all understand that we are all humans and want to be treated with respect and dignity. This is how we were raised and it proves to be true for all humankind. This Golden Rule transcends boundaries because we all want to be treated kindly and just. The Golden Rule is common amongst all high profile relgions because we are all human and at the root of it all we want to be descent to all around us becuase that is what we want in return.
Semika B
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I am a christian as well. I totally agree that we should do unto others as we want done to us. In my opinion the world today there is seem to be little respect. I believe that because one dont agree with the other on certain things they treat you wrong. As an example this gay marriage have became a big issue for New York State. New yorkers that are against gay marriage now have a negative outlook on our leaders. How can we say that gay marriage is affecting us if we are not the ones who have to live it. Lets be real here just because one choose to be involved does not mean they have no respect or morals. We want the gay couples to accept our marriage style why should we not respect theirs? Again the golden rule says do unto others as we want done to us.
Amy Schafer
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The use of religion has guided people for years. Having the ability to believe in something else out there and setting up the structures for the way of life. This keeps human kind balanced and allows them to believe in what they want. It is how societies are formed, government, etc. If there was no other way of life to believe in it may create chaos and disorganization.
I have heard this saying over the year and I have heard it said in different ways like:” Do on to others as you have them do on to you” and “Treat others as you would want to be treated”, no matter how it is said it still means the same thing. I feel that if everyone would adhere to this the world would be a much better place. Like if Hitler followed this then WWII wouldn’t have happened and all those people wouldn’t have been killed. This is the most fundamental ethical code; it feels like we are born with it. But for this being something at the very core of people then why is it so hard for must to follow it?
ReplyDeleteI have heard many different versions of the golden rule, I truly believe in karma and you should always treat others the way you would want them to treat you. There are no two people who are alike and as individuals we should respect this fact. When comparing two things that are unalike a conclusion can only come from a bias in that situation. All people are different and judgment on these differences is unethical. You should always treat someone the way you would want to be treated by them; an idea that has kept humankind grounded within their differences.
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