[MD] tiny skull

pholden at davtv.com pholden at davtv.com
Sun Nov 19 07:33:54 PST 2006


Quoting craigerb at comcast.net:

> [Platt] 
> > why should we consider the Golden Rule moral.
> 
> An argument for the morality of the Golden Rule (c):
> 1)  It is moral to act appropriately towards people (e.g., reward those who
> deserve rewards, punish those who deserve punishment).
> 2)  :. I am acting morally if I act appropriately towards other people.
> 3)  :. Other people are acting morally if they act appropriately towards me.
> 4)  :. I am acting morally if I act towards other people as they are acting when
> they act appropriately towards me.
> 5)  :. It is moral to act according to the Golden Rule.
> Craig

Yes. But the question is how do you decide who deserves rewards and who
deserves punishments? In other words, what does it mean to "act appropriately?"

Platt


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