Poems are made by fools like me,He also has a great one on the weaknesses of the golden rule, called Do Unto Others:
but only God can make a tree,
and only God, who makes the tree,
also makes the fools like me,
but only fools like me, you see,
can make a God who makes a tree...
Love thy neighbor as thyself...This great stuff comes from his book Rhymes for the Irreverent. I won't get mad if anyone wants to get me this for Christmas ;)
Hide that motto on the shelf,
let it lie there, keep it idle,
especially if you're suicidal...
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ReplyDeletewhat weaknesses could the Golden Rule have?
ReplyDeletePhilosophers such as Kant, for instance, have found that although they are devout Christians and followers of Jesus, the golden rule is ultimately a poor basis for morality because it is subjective, and can differ from one person to the next.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm a masochist at heart, then according to the golden rule I should behave as a sadist and inflict pain on others, with the hope they'll return the favor because that's how I'd like to be treated (and what you like or don't like is always a subjective thing).
This is why Kant, at least, has favored reason as the objective basis of morality, even for God.