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"Golden" and "Silver" Rules

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The "Golden Rule" exists in both positive form, generally stated as,

"Do to others what you would like to be done to you"


and in negative form, sometimes called the "Silver Rule",

"Do not do to others what you would not like to be done to you"


The Golden Rule should be regarded as the less valuable form, since an ignorance person may act unethically on it's behalf; whereas the negative form stops ignorant behavior.

One's 'heart' directs action, so for the Golden Rule to be considered equal or superior to the Silver Rule the heart must be unbiased by self ('pure').

Matthew

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