Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.....thoughts?

Question

Well, what if I am suicidal and I would have someone kill me as my preference? Am I then allowed to kill morally?

Or what if I enjoy being urinated on? Do I "do unto others as I would have them do unto me?"

Thats why G-d's Laws are superior to this idea of morality.

Thoughts? Answers?

Answer 1

<> couldn't agree more. I think the "Golden Rule" as stated by Christ in Matthew 7:12 speaks mostly of respect. Respect is among the highest of human virtues and most of the others stem from this 1 way of treating others fairly.

Of course, I realize that the way some people SHOULD treat me is not always the way I want to be treated. Sometimes the best thing for me is to be denied something or to be scolded and put in my place.

Answer 2

No, "Do unto others" is a Christian sentiment to encourage kindness among fellow men (and women). Maybe if one were seeking euthanasia, he could become a spokesperson for that. If one had a kinky sex drive, he could seek other participants in that lifestyle. I do not know what “G-d’s Laws” referred to but I would suspect they are similar in construction to this "golden rule" mentioned. Did it mean the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament coupled with the creed of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? That is all bound up with the golden rule do unto others. Your question needs a religious man to explain this. Try research. Search for the keywords golden rule and ten commandments.

Answer 3

I totally agree. I've often sited the golden rule's flaw by stating that some people like to be spanked. Do *not* do that unto me.

Of course, the bible states the golden rule and says "because no one hates their own flesh". That's the odd part. I mean, there's suicide in the bible. This is a *serious* problem, and I'm not sure how to read that passage.

Answer 4

It was posed as an affirmative obligation -- DO unto others -- to move people past earlier "negative" forms of "don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to yourself".

So, rather than mearly saying, "I wouldn't want someone to hit me in the head with a rock, so I guess I won't do that to anyone else", this rule forces you to say, "If I were hungry I would want someone to give me food, so I guess I need to go out and give food to hungry people".

Answer 5

You got it twisted, there are some things that humans enjoy doing and should keep to themselves or share with those closest to them, if they so choose.
I think God's moral laws mean like for instance, going around disrespecting other people unless you want them to do it back to you. Treat other people nice and they'll treat you nicely.
But let's say somebody treated you bad and you treated them good, balance it out.

Answer 6

I've been a proponent of what I call "The New Golden Rule". Its "don't do unto others as you would not have done unto you". Respecting peoples individuality and right to do with themselves and their property as they please should be the most important moral rule we have, yet its the one most people denounce and hate the most.

Answer 7

Your question certainly makes a valid point. But that phrase is just a lazy and quick way to tell ALL of us to treat others with respect and to be nice to one another. Since most people don't like being peed on, most people wouldn't go around doing that. Great question..

Answer 8

Honoring your father when he is sodomizing you is kind of difficult.

Which of God's absolute immutable laws are we supposed to cherry-pick? Hmm, I wonder if our extra-legal method will have anything to do with our current morality.

Stone the sinner!
Thou shalt not Kill!

Answer 9

When we practice the Golden Rule it implies that we are doing it out of love and not an obligation. When we love our neighbors, for example, we won't steal from them, pee on them, kill them, etc. Instead we will help them with their burdens.

Answer 10

The expression still stands. The miscreants that offend will be swiftly dealt with and only those that use it in a positive way will remain.