This is wonderful. I've really struck a chord with the previous post about morality. Beechbum has actually provided comments worthy of response. His response is in black and mine are in red! I've changed the format of his response to make them easier to read.
Beechbum is incorrect about the "Golden Rule". Jesus and Confuscious actually said two different
things. Jesus did not say "Don't do to others that you don't want done to you." Jesus said that we
should do to others as you we want done to us. It included what Confuscious said but calls us higher.
Just don't do to other what you don't want done to yourself, but do good to others as you want them to
do to you! That's higher. We can't just not help others but help others the way we would want to be
helped even if they are unable to help us. This is antithetical to what is in us inherently. We only really
want to do these types of things for friends and family if that. Jesus is commanding more. We are to
show love like this to everyone...even enemies.
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." Matthew 7:12, King James Version.
"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6:31, King James Version.
So who has the higher morality? Jesus. We should follow him.
What had happen' was.....: The Nature of Morality part 1 of 2