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From: garys@bunkerb.UUCP (Gary Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: The Golden Rule
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Date: Fri, 12-Aug-83 10:03:48 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 12 10:03:48 1983
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I have bad news for everyone arguing against using the
"Golden Rule" (Do to others as you want others to do to you)
as a basis for morality -- you are all using it.

Why should I not steal?  Because I would be violating the
rights of the person I steal from.  Why should I care about
someone else's rights?  Because if I do not respect others'
rights, they will not respect my rights.  In other words,
respect others' rights as you want others to respect your
rights.  A perfect application (nearly a restatement) of the
golden rule.

There could be, of course, another reason why I should care
about others' rights, but "mysticism" is in disfavor with
the general public these days.


Gary Samuelson
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