Really, from the guy who said this?
Kind of like do unto others what you would have others do unto you?
Let me guess; you weren't aware that the "Golden Rule" predates Christianity.
Your assumptions are foolish.
Golden rule and variations that predate the NT are all religious based.
In other words, there is a trend I see here which is that the morality espoused by atheists is always the same as something all ready existing that came from a very old religious position.
The obtuseness is hilarious.