the "golden rule"--from guidance to survival blueprint?

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Originally Posted by weareunity

Pondering. ---Are we seeing the "golden rule" --behave toward others as you you would wish others to behave toward you--(same common guidance though expressed in varying forms in many beliefs/cultures.)

Yes, the Golden rule has been taught in diverse cultures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule

Originally Posted by weareunity

Are we seeing this offered guidance becoming more and more like a survival recipe?

I see it as more as a framework providing moral criteria to be referred to during times of decision making or relationship management.

It could have served as a survival guide during early times to ensure a sense of justice and fairness in communities for the sake of cohesion.

Originally Posted by weareunity

And are we also seeing "others" becoming not only other persons but also also all life forms and associated supporting circumstances/conditions?

"A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives."
~ Albert Schweitzer

I personally agree with Schweitzer but also feel that this may be too high a benchmark for some. One obviously must consider one's capabilities and limitations in this regard.