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To: xzins; kosta50
Hardly. It is valid only because it is an idea affirmed by God, and it has its source in the awareness of the Creator extant within us all.

The oldest forms of the Golden Rule appear in places like China and India, independent of the Middle East.

The Golden Rule works in the animal kingdom, too. Are you admitting that animals are able to think like humans?

Your CHOSEN deity... "Supreme, non-negotiable, and True."

You want this to be true, but there is no good reason provided for it to be true. Your CHOSEN deity is not everyone else's deity.

2,347 posted on 06/09/2011 2:44:01 PM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: James C. Bennett

Forms of the Golden Rule are of no consequence. They probably also had rules for eating roaches in polite company....those were not affirmed by God. This rule, also spoken by Jesus, was affirmed by God. Therefore, it is valid.

It matters not about other gods, James, don’t you know that by now. My point is that a life of faith in the Triune God of historic Christianity is the only path to truth. Therefore, if HE directly or indirectly states various human rights, then those are valid and unchangeable.

Any rights you might assume as yours because of some social convention can be taken away by changing societies or rulers.


2,356 posted on 06/09/2011 3:02:34 PM PDT by xzins
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