Christmas and “The Gift of Garigolli”

This is a follow-on of my previous post on the Golden Rule and how it is affected in cross-cultural situations. If you haven't yet, you can read the post HERE. An interesting story that points this out is "The Gift of Garigolli" by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl. It can be found in an …

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The Golden Rule in Cultural Application

The Golden Rule is the term often used for the command of Jesus in Matthew 7:12: "Whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them." This positive form is also balanced by what is sometimes called the Silver Rule that says almost the same thing but from a negative sense. …

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