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It's really more a translation of karma. At any rate, I vastly prefer it to the "Golden Rule." Whenever anyone goes on about it, I always say, "what about maso
by araneae 16y ago
It's really more a translation of karma.
At any rate, I vastly prefer it to the "Golden Rule." Whenever anyone goes on about it, I always say, "what about masochists?" It may sound a trite response, but I think it's a really important aspect of a moral system that people are different, and you should think about what they want, not what you would want in that situation.
- zoomzoom 16y agoThe golden rule is not about what you want, it is about something you could will as a universal maxim. So you must take the masochists etc into consideration when universalizing.
- StavrosK 16y agoIt's not really a translation of karma, nor is it a translation of the Golden Rule. It does mean "I do this in the hopes that you would do it for me if I were in your place", but not in a "$deity will reward you if you do this". Basically, it's the spirit, rather than the letter, of the Golden Rule.