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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16/05/2023 20:47, billw wrote:<br>
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how to build a moral system. What should be the basic
assumptions? Start with the Bill of Rights? Certainly a good
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For my money, the Wiccan Rede plus a variation of the 'platinum
rule'* works well.<br>
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Basically, do what you want, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else,
and treat others as they would want to be treated (as long as you
want to).<br>
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* No, not the golden rule. Popular though it is, that one is
fundamentally flawed (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.jesusandmo.net/tag/golden-rule/">https://www.jesusandmo.net/tag/golden-rule/</a>)<br>
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Ben<br>
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