<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Saving this! THis is great - thanks Stuart.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Commentary by S. Freud:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">The law to love your enemies is the most impossible thing to follow in any religion. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">bill w</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 12:13 PM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing it.<div><br></div><div>Jason</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 12:41 PM Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I asked ChatGPT what set of moral values lay at the intersection of the <br>
sets of all values espoused by the major religions of the world with <br>
explicit references to their sacred texts. This was its answer and its <br>
answer gave me hope that AI can help end the culture wars. So here are <br>
the Five Moral Imperatives shared by the world's major religions:<br>
<br>
The Golden Rule and Reciprocity:<br>
<br>
Christianity: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them <br>
do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12, <br>
New Testament)<br>
Judaism: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow man. This is <br>
the law: all the rest is commentary." (Talmud, Shabbat 31a)<br>
Islam: "None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother <br>
what he wishes for himself." (Hadith of Prophet Muhammad, Bukhari and <br>
Muslim)<br>
Hinduism: "This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause <br>
pain if done to you." (Mahabharata 5:1517)<br>
Buddhism: "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find <br>
hurtful." (Udana-Varga 5.18)<br>
Sikhism: "As you deem yourself, deem others as well; only then you shall <br>
become a partner in heaven." (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1299)<br>
<br>
Compassion and Love:<br>
<br>
Christianity: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have <br>
loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34, New Testament)<br>
Judaism: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Leviticus 19:18, Torah)<br>
Islam: "And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, 'My <br>
Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.'" <br>
(Quran 17:24)<br>
Hinduism: "The whole world is full of God's glory; serve all beings as <br>
God." (Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda 115.33)<br>
Buddhism: "Radiate boundless love towards the entire world." (Buddha, <br>
Sutta Nipata 149-150)<br>
Sikhism: "One who recognizes the One Lord among all beings does not talk <br>
of ego." (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 99)<br>
<br>
Justice and Fairness:<br>
<br>
Christianity: "Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the <br>
poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly." <br>
(Leviticus 19:15, Torah)<br>
Judaism: "Justice, justice shall you pursue." (Deuteronomy 16:20, Torah)<br>
Islam: "O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in <br>
justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or <br>
parents and relatives." (Quran 4:135)<br>
Hinduism: "Justice, when it is corrupted, destroys; but when it is <br>
upheld, it upholds the world." (Mahabharata 12.131.6)<br>
Buddhism: "Conquer the angry man by love; conquer the ill-natured man by <br>
goodness; conquer the miser with generosity; conquer the liar with <br>
truth." (Dhammapada 223)<br>
Sikhism: "Justice is the mint, courage the brave coin. When the coin of <br>
justice is made, it is tested by courage." (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1088)<br>
<br>
Charity and Generosity:<br>
<br>
Christianity: "Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide <br>
purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that <br>
will never fail." (Luke 12:33, New Testament)<br>
Judaism: "Do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor <br>
brother." (Deuteronomy 15:7, Torah)<br>
Islam: "The example of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah <br>
is like that of a grain that sprouts seven ears, and in every ear there <br>
are a hundred grains." (Quran 2:261)<br>
Hinduism: "The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray." <br>
(Yajur Veda)<br>
Buddhism: "If beings knew, as I know, the result of giving and sharing, <br>
they would not eat without having given." (Itivuttaka 26)<br>
Sikhism: "Serve the True Guru, and you shall obtain the fruits of your <br>
heart's desires." (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1299)<br>
<br>
Truth and Honesty:<br>
<br>
Christianity: "Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak <br>
truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body." <br>
(Ephesians 4:25, New Testament)<br>
Judaism: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." <br>
(Exodus 20:16, Torah)<br>
Islam: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are <br>
true." (Quran 9:119)<br>
Hinduism: "The truth which satisfies the heart is true." (Mahabharata <br>
5:124.9)<br>
Buddhism: "In speech that is gentle, truthful, and beneficial, one <br>
should address others." (Anguttara Nikaya 10.176)<br>
Sikhism: "Truth is the trade of the Guru's children; practice truth in <br>
your mind." (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 471)<br>
<br>
As a human being, I am deeply moved by this and hopeful for a bright <br>
future where men and machines explore the galaxy together.<br>
<br>
Stuart LaForge<br>
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