"The noblest moral law is that we should unremittingly work for the good of mankind"-- Mohandas ("Mahatma") K. Gandhi.

Agree or disagree?

Shalom,
Vern

Yes, this is why Hitler killed the Jews and the Young Turks killed the Armenians. It was believed for the good of mankind.

"The noblest moral law is that we should unremittingly work for the good of mankind"-- Mohandas ("Mahatma") K. Gandhi.

I agree. What else is there?

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This is undoubtedly a good and moral thing to aim for. Yet, I have trouble caling it "the noblest moral law."

Much of the world is in the business of trying to survive against what must sometimes seem hopeless odds. I would not want to burden them with the additional worry that they are not being as moral as the possibly can, as well.

I think that probably the noblest moral thing that most people can hope for is that they live rightly, provide rightly for the families and then their communities as they are able, and do all of that without doing harm to anyone else.

There are those, like Gandhiji, who have a different calling, and I think that, with that calling, comes the duty to behave as he suggested, and then I would say he is correct, that would be the noblest moral law -- for him.

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evangelicalhumanist: Greek "eu"=good and "angelos"=messenger. Spreading the good news of Humanism.

If by this he meant that we should help all others - to the best of our ability - to do the right thing, even if it means putting their needs before our own then i agree wholeheartedly, simply because in my opinion it is the Right Thing To Do.


Peace, Love, & Light

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"An object is perceived, or not perceived, according as the mind is, or is not, tinged with the colour of the object. "
Patanjali - Sutra 4:17

I agree Aged Hippy. I also agree with E.H. that I don't know if I would call it: the noblest moral law. To me it is my greatest joy. I do it for selfish reasons, because it makes ME feel good to share the spill.

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Yes, i'm in agreement with evangelicalhumanist in the sense that i don't think that it's a "law" as such - i think that the only laws there are, are man-made ones.... and they don't count.

I don't think that any laws or conditions are imposed upon us by the One, because if there were they would negate our freedom of choice.

Maybe "law" isn't the correct word to use, maybe "moral attitude" would have served better what i'm trying to convey.


... and if you aren't confused now, you jolly-well ought to be.


Peace, Love, & Light

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"An object is perceived, or not perceived, according as the mind is, or is not, tinged with the colour of the object. "
Patanjali - Sutra 4:17

Disagree.

First of all, sorry for the delay-- I was working on 15" of snow yeasterday.

In regards to Gandhi's quote, I have only a couple of reservations about it. One, which was mentioned, is dealing with the word "law". The second deals with that which is not just dealing with humanity. IOW, I would have to include all of "creation" and not just humanity as being important. This is not to say that I think that a rock is just as important as one of my grandchildren, but what I am saying is that rocks are very important as well since they're involved in the interconnection of all that's found in our universe by all indications.

Shalom,
Vern

because if everyone worked for the good of mankind, the world would be so much of a better place than it is now. Most everyone works for the good of themselves or of their own family. There isn't many people who go beyond themselves and work for the good of society, or of another person who lives close to you who is very poor. Most people don't even wanna see the world beyond their vision. So if everyone did think of the good of mankind I think the world would be so much more better than it is today.

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When a man sleeps in his bed, his soul leaves him to soar above, each soul according to its own way.......
The Zohar