Do not do unto others what you would have others not do unto you.?

Question

For every action, there is an equal an opposite reaction.
-- Newton's 3rd law of Motion.

What goes around comes around. Espouse this?

Newton's 3rd Law is only used as an analogy.

Answer 1

Yes, exactly, espoused

Answer 2

That is a scientific law, not one that applies to the psychology of the mind. If I were to apply this, then logically, someone would be nice to me if I were mean. Usually, people do this as a defense mechanism or to diffuse the situation. They could be passive-aggressive, which is just a personality type shaped by the environment, not a sociopathic disorder. There are no borderlines amongst dysfunctional communicators. That there in lies the problem: dysfunctional communication styles.

If I am nice to you, you will be nice to me, most of the time. Get a rude person who is controlling and uses fear to intimidate and people are forced to be nice or they go along with it because they are the peacemakers and are scared. It is not a natural kindness. Eventually, the agony and anxiety involved cause these situations to escalate. There goes the mask of niceness. In other words, we are taught to lie to ourselves and we must sort through the filters that block honesty with ourselves.

I am not suggesting anyone start screaming and arguing or that you punch someone. You can turn and ask them to be nicer and more polite. You can counter them firmly and assertively. You can try to diffuse the situation without being passive. You can walk away. You can go to a higher authority about it.

Answer 3

The first quote originated 2500 years ago from one of the teachings of Confucius: "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."
We understand that many of the teachings of Confucius centred on the conduct of man (human to human relationship/etiquette/filial piety, value system, etc), man and society (duty, responsibility, etc).
Put simply, a person does not go round beating others up, as this person definitely would not like others to beat him up too.
Similarly, kindness begets kindness. What we do, should (in most cases) be reciprocated. Proverbs like "you reap what you sow" remind people that "what goes around, comes around".
In building up a peaceful civil society, human to human unspoken (or spoken) rules must be espoused to ensure that anarchy, chaos and pandemonium do not take roots.
Actions (beyond legal/moral/ethical grounds) will be judiciously dealth with. Meting out an equal and opposite chastening force/punishment such as an eye for an eye? Well, society has moved slightly beyond that stage.
From the Bible: Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you (I'm not a Christian but in heard this years ago when I was in primary school. So do pardon me if I got this wrong).

Answer 4

It is a fine question to ask if people agree with the Golden Rule. Your analogy to physics is completely off the mark. The Golden Rule concerns the actions of persons and asks what people SHOULD do. The physical laws concern what ACTUALLY happens in the physical world, not what should be done. In orther words, the Golden Rule concerns the normative, while physical laws concern the descriptive. They have nothing to do with each other.

Answer 5

Newton's third law of motion has nothing to do with:
Do unto others etc.

What goes around etc is called Karma. Or, what you do unto others will be done unto you.

Answer 6

All religions teach some variation of the Golden Rule.
There is actually an annual day celebrating all religions, which promotes this common, natural law in all faiths. See also:
http://www.worldreligionday.org/golden_rule.html

Note: One difference I would point out, is that while other religions all teach a version of "love your neighbor as yourself" only Christianity teaches to "love one another as Christ/God loves us". While human love can be limited and conditional, to love as others love us, when Christ gave a "new" commandment he spoke of rising above this, and to love others as God loves us which implies unconditional love, to love and pray and bless those who even would persecute us as enemies. This is a tougher lesson to teach that goes beyond most people's view of justice.

Answer 7

Tricky. Your question is just a poor rephrasing of the original.
The original is fine.

What goes and comes is called Karma ... and ,yes whatever you deserve you will get, good or bad! Simple Huh ?

Jonnie

Answer 8

the first one is religious...second is dogma..third is karma...so you are saying that your karma ran over your dogma.