tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6089690597495875930..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Christopher Hitchens Offers a Paean to the King James BibleStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-63035512837681311842011-04-05T14:25:46.094-07:002011-04-05T14:25:46.094-07:00Thank you, Count.
For the record, the version of ...Thank you, Count.<br /><br />For the record, the version of the golden rule that I quoted is from Leviticus. I believe that it's the first mention in the Bible.<br /><br />You are, however, quite correct to see the Judeo-Christian Bible as one of the few that present the rule as a positive injunction, and to attribute the success of Western civilization to this fact.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33708553649144623712011-04-05T14:19:43.108-07:002011-04-05T14:19:43.108-07:00Another great post sir.
As for the golden rule I...Another great post sir. <br /><br />As for the golden rule I think what makes the Christian formation of it unique is that it made in the positive formation ("Do unto others") rather than the negative ("Do not do..."), which is what every other religion and philosophy before then had used. That alone is a huge step, even if it is also in continuity and relation to other religions.Count Greculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341272308629088641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-35570236670808466962011-04-04T11:01:42.631-07:002011-04-04T11:01:42.631-07:00I think it reasonable to think that religions evol...I think it reasonable to think that religions evolve, and that all religions are not created equal.<br /><br />Christianity and Judaism no longer feel bound by each and every rule that is written in the Bible. And clearly no one really believes that the story of Adam and Eve concerns talking snakes. <br /><br />In truth, I have known a few people who have fairly been called snakes and do have a way with words.<br /><br />I didn't want to get into comparing religions in this post, but clearly some have been more successful than others. <br /><br />And yet, nearly all religions seem to have some equivalent of the golden rule. Even if we assume that others do not have it, I would want to label those who do not have more primitive and thus, less likely to survive for a very long time.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-3459571496363976232011-04-04T08:57:38.038-07:002011-04-04T08:57:38.038-07:00Wasn't human sacrifice common to early religio...Wasn't human sacrifice common to early religions (see Aztec and early British (the original inhabitatns of the island) religions for two examples)?<br /><br />That's timeless and the opposite of the golden rule. It's also a apparently a developmental phase for societies.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-91118784171345180842011-04-03T15:51:07.292-07:002011-04-03T15:51:07.292-07:00Pet stores don't sell live snakes that speak h...Pet stores don't sell live snakes that speak human language. And grocery stores don't sell knowledge of good and evil fruit. So is the story of Adam and Eve nonsense, or is there meaning beyond their disobedience? Do a search: The First Scandal. Then click twice.Robert Hagedornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047026068043418553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81379151641518019672011-04-03T12:13:59.656-07:002011-04-03T12:13:59.656-07:00Good reading. I really enjoyed it, and will read a...Good reading. I really enjoyed it, and will read agIn and refer others to read it also.Janie Lou Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058527313440462034noreply@blogger.com