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::Does anyone have reasonably authoritative dates for the Leviticus quotes? Surely at least Bishop of Usher could provide a date? I can't find it in any likely sources on here [[User:Human|Human]] 15:17, 17 April 2007 (EDT)
::Does anyone have reasonably authoritative dates for the Leviticus quotes? Surely at least Bishop of Usher could provide a date? I can't find it in any likely sources on here [[User:Human|Human]] 15:17, 17 April 2007 (EDT)
== Historical Formulations ==
I question some of the entries in the “Historical Formulations” section as being equivalent to the Golden Rule.
The Leviticus “love thy neighbor as thyself” has to do with your actions only--actions towards neighbors and self. The Golden Rule has to do with your actions verses your neighbor’s actions. It says an act is universally right, i.e right for everyone to act in this way. The Golden Rule essentially states that ethical principles should be universal. There is a question in my mind that Judaism has such rules that qualifies it as a universal religion. There are some rules that apply to all the children of Noah ... but all rules?
Likewise it is not clear that the Udana-Varqua is also a plea that everyone acts according to the same rule.
Finally, this Hadith doesn’t even suggest actions (i.e. virtue) but welfare (i.e. value). The Islamic websites that I find suggest it has to do with envy. Thus, it is an egalitarian theme. There is also a question about scope--does it apply to only fellow Muslims? Then it would not be universal. Given Islam's rules for dhimmi one has to question the universality of Islamic ethical teachings. [[User:JasonNYC|JasonNYC]] 08:28, 16 May 2012 (EDT)