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The Golden Rule is a time-honored ethic that has helped enable various societies to survive and prosper. During the prehistoric era, it was the underlying ethic of most pagans in their relations with members of their own survival group. In a clan or tribe’s quest to extract life’s necessities from nature, as well as its struggles for survival against natural dangers and against rival groups, the Golden Rule was essential. The wide-scale practice of doing unto others what you would…..
Christian religious teachings imply that the so-called Golden Rule was brought into the world by “Jesus Christ.” This belief, as most educated people understand, is not based on historical reality. Yes, Jesus of Nazareth adopted the Golden Rule as is evident in his well known words: “Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them” (Matthew 7:12, also Luke 6:31, RSV). However, this basic moral precept was already a part of most ethical traditions long before…..