Ok, that would make the golden rule dependent on the value of survival and happiness.
Are these absolute values or are they valuable because…
I've answered the Samuel question at least twice and expounded copiously on how I view the OT in general. You're still looking to argue with a bible-thumper and you don't have one here. I can point you to another thread if you're just dying to. :)
Inter-dependent.
I've answered the Samuel question at least twice and expounded copiously on how I view the OT in general. You're still looking to argue with a bible-thumper and you don't have one here. I can point you to another thread if you're just dying to.
Even in your copious replies, you carefully skirted around to avoid providing your opinion of whether the prophet Samuel conveyed falsehood when Saul was asked to slaughter the infants (1 Samuel 15:3). In other words, Samuel, and many others, were false prophets. The thickness of the casing of the replies didn't matter much when the kernel itself was missing.