On Sep 26, 2004, at 6:11 AM, Russell McMahon wrote:

> If 10 million versions of me all agree the opinion may be more
>  enforceable, but it is no more true in an absolute sense.

Maybe.  But isn't that exactly what atheists means when they say "Man
created God in his own image"?  That vast numbers do in fact make
things "indistinguishable from (true in an absolute sense)"
>
> "Do unto others that which you would wish them to do to you." IMHO, in
> a GU the Christian version does not make sense. ... the cost is high.

But the cost isn't necessarily high.  For the vast majority of cases,
the cost is pretty low.  Arguably, "how I wish them to do to me" does
not involve major sacrifices to them; I don't want to be pushed from
in front of car if it means the pusher gets killed instead.  Maybe the
golden suggestion becomes complicated when you allow it to recurse...

There are many cases where the cost is near zero.  It does not cost
me anything to say 'thank you' when someone is helpful.  It is how
I would like to be treated.  And many people just don't bother...

BillW

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