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A comment on Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Basis of Morality (2013). Parent comment

Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by hrktb on Monday August 03, 2020 @02:24AM (#24034718)
The Golden Rule is too simple to be universal.

We'd hate to be treated ourselves as we treat our kids, what helps someone could handicap others. We all have different modes of behaviour, included how we treat pain, harshness and transparency.

Empathy would be a facet among many others for any moral system.

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Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by dumb1224 on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:12AM (#24034936)
I would add that the Golden Rule is more on a personal (one on one) level. For that I agree it is universal. For one vs a population / a community vs an individual it may not apply.
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Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by ha4fsd3fas on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:30AM (#24035676)
> We'd hate to be treated ourselves as we treat our kids

Sounds like people should treat their kids better

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Re:Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Bas... by discreteevent on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:02AM (#24035885)
Left to their own devices they make some decisions that harm them. So you have to prevent them but they hate this at the time. What do you do?
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