I guess we can agree to disagree. Creation myths were old when that line was penned, so it's not like that was even a new idea. >> Which is fine until you meet a psychopath who has a different idea about the whole "do unto others" thing. The golden rule is advice for one's own behaviour. I'd be quite surprised if any psychopath would ever consider themselves bound by it. However, I should treat anyone, even the psychopath, as I would wish to be treated - so the advice holds for me. The golden rule is not something which may be imposed on others!
I guess we can agree to disagree. Creation myths were old when that line was penned, so it's not like that was even a new idea.
While creation myths were old there were various versions of them, especially if you include all the polytheism stuff. The writing of this line was one of the earliest points when civilisation moved to Monotheism on-mass. Genesis 1:1 clearly stated for everyone "One god and he did everything". From that point on that was the agreed 'truth' and it has played a huge part in how the modern world is shaped today, thousands of years after it was written. That has to rate as 'Great' to some degree? I guess it depends on the interpretation of the question.The golden rule is advice for one's own behaviour. I'd be quite surprised if any psychopath would ever consider themselves bound by it. However, I should treat anyone, even the psychopath, as I would wish to be treated - so the advice holds for me. The golden rule is not something which may be imposed on others!
Well said.