Do what you will, if it does not harm others.
I think it covers everything and is great to base your life around.
What do you think of living by this rule. Does it for you sum up everything?
2007-01-11 15:24:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think its great! :)
(and hello there ^^. I lmao after I poted my question about the quote in public schools and saw yours. High five!)
2007-01-11 15:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
As you have probably realized, there are many loopholes when you try to change the rules to get what you want, but this does not change the outcome of your actions. There are many bad things that you can "accidentally" do without directly hurting yourself or others. Instead of making your own rules, just add to society's framework of generally accepted rules and regulations and it will do a lot more, to better your situation as well as ours. Remember that there is no such thing as original thought, and somewhere out there someone has the same idea as you. So don't let the fact that you have found a "leak" in the system impair your judgement.
2007-01-11 23:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a pretty good philosophy until you try to define what constitutes "harm." Most religions have good points when it comes to the treatment of other people in their doctrine. It's in the practice that things get a little weird.
2007-01-11 23:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by rainchaser77 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be if it could realistically work, but it can't. Everything is connected to everything else. So any action you take, even your own existence, affects everything else. There will be adverse as well as beneficial effects to anything you do, whether you are aware of them or not. It's called balance. When you take, something else gives. When you exist, something else is displaced.
2007-01-11 23:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds like the Golden Rule. Do unto others, what you would have done unto yourself. Yes, I agree with this. Why do people think that they have to impose thier religious opinions on others? There are 6.5 billion people in the world, therefore, there are 6.5 billion different concepts of God.
2007-01-11 23:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
An it harm none, sacrifice a young bull and two turtledoves?
No...
An it harm none, give your own Son to the executioners?
No...
An it harm none, kill the infidel by sword?
No...
An it harm none, do what thou will?
HORAY!!! We're making progress!
2007-01-11 23:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm Wiccan, so I live by, or try to live by, that rule every day. However, sometimes it isn't possible. You can only do the best you can.
2007-01-11 23:31:12 · answer #7 · answered by Joa5 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Christian I can say that is the wordly view of what is right and wrong. Not the Godly moral law.
2007-01-11 23:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by mathias1314 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nice thought, but it is not possible. Sometimes it is necessary to harm someone in order to prevent them from harming others.
2007-01-11 23:26:46 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes for me , sum up everything it does.
2007-01-11 23:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by Rip 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋