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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I've always thought adhering strictly to the Golden Rule was rather a selfish way to behave, actually. Why assume the way you expect to be treated in every situation is acceptable to everyone else in the world?
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I just realised I had not addressed this aspect. The "Why" is because how we expect to be treated is the first means we have of working out what seems right or wrong. Such an assessment is not always correct, but it is the place from which we start - and, having started there, this same use of empathy can begin to grow and realise our own perspective is not the only possible perspective. The Golden Rule is the starting point, it doesn't have to be the end.