Richardthughes
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http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelli....-541792
KF is very keen for us all to know that | Quote | | PS, Those interested in the deep but often overlooked — or even suppressed or angrily dismissed — Judaeo-Christian roots of modern liberty and democracy may wish to look here for a 101. |
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He is of course referring to the "Golden Rule".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.......en_Rule
It turns about every culture ever had it hundreds of years before Christ. Whoda thunk?
He should look at the roots of his Judaeo-Christian worldview in antiquity.
ETA from the wiki article:
| Quote | | According to Simon Blackburn, although the Golden Rule "can be found in some form in almost every ethical tradition", the rule is "sometimes claimed by Christianity as its own".[47] |
Edited by Richardthughes on Jan. 12 2015,22:31
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