The Golden Rule: The Classic Test Of Morality

Question 1:
The golden rule “tells you to treat others as you would like to be treated” (Shafer-Landau 162). In other words dont do to others things you wouldn't like others to do to you. This rule is often used with kids to teach them why they shouldn’t be mean to one another. The golden rule works well because it helps people put themselves in someone else shoes. The what if everyone did that ? test is a questions that makes people wonder “if disastrous results would occur if everyone did X, then X is immoral” (Shafer-Landau 161). This is a good test to prove how some actions could bring fatal consequences. However both, the golden rule and the test cannot be applied in all the cases. Both test are “the classic test of morality” (Shafer-Landau 161-162). The difference between this two is that both test view morality in different
In the golden rule morality is right based off the person desiree's. For example, if a kid thinks is acceptable to hit another kid and you ask him what if someone did that to you and he responds that he is okay with someone else hitting him, then in reality the kid wouldn’t see what is morally wrong. In the test moraly is right based on the description that its give. A very good example of how this test could give false verdict is “ those who have decided to remain celibate… who believe that one shouldn’t have sex without being married” in reality they are not hurting anyone whoever if they refrain from having sex than it would probably be the end of the human race. The problems that arise is that they cannot be applied in all circumstances. I personally don't think they can be remedied because it would somewhat contradict with the different moral reasons applied to our actions. The golden rule cannot be remedied because its based on people