On 5 Aug 2007, at 14:31, Dave Land wrote: > On Aug 5, 2007, at 3:06 AM, Charlie Bell wrote: > >> On 02/08/2007, at 3:17 AM, Dave Land wrote: >> >>> 6. Minimize the harm you do to others and yourself. Treat others >>> as you would wish to be treated. >> >> Surely much better to treat people as *they* wish to be treated? > > I bet the originators of the "Golden Rule" assumed that people all > generally wanted to be treated _well_, so "as you wish" would be > the equivalent of "as they wish". >
I think Charlie's point is that what constitutes being treated well has a large subjective element. For example if I disagree with euthanasia and you agree with it should I withhold euthanasia from you in the event of your agonising terminal illness because I disagree with it and I'm treating you as I would wish to be treated? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
