Comment The Golden Rule (Score 1) 1142
Hello.
Atheists are frequently accused of having no moral code to live by. This hardly holds water - many atheists are essentially moral people even if they don't live by a religious book. Furthermore, religious morals are frequently contradictory and hurtful to many, so their worth is dubious.
That said, there is a moral rule on which all religious and secular cultures and systems of thought seem to agree, at least nominally: "One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated".
Do you accept this rule as a good basis for a common human moral code? Would you collaborate with religious leaders in promoting this idea?