Antithesis of the Golden Rule

Published May 23, 2017 | By Will Tuttle

Frog by artist Madeleine Tuttle When we contemplate our tastes, we can see how conditioned they actually are. More importantly, though, we can see how utterly unsupportable they are as reasons to commit violence against defenseless, feeling beings. Self-centered craving for pleasure and fulfillment at the expense of others is the antithesis of the Golden Rule and of every standard of morality.