Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

[UserNameGoesHere]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

Well yeah, the problem with the "platinum rule" is how do you know what they would have done to them? Without perfect knowledge, you can only do your best guesswork.

I would argue there is even a better rule above the platinum rule as well. And that would be do unto others as would best benefit all/most optimum benefit with fewest drawbacks. (Not sure if there's a name for this) But since you're not psychic, again, how would you be able to predict the perfect course of action?

Very interesting thing to think about. But for practical purposes you have to make judgment calls and sometimes you make a bad judgment. So it goes.

[Cavernio]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

Asking here doesn't truly answer how either of the women at your door would have responded, how dare you assume how they would react :-p. They're individuals.

I haven't met a jehovah's witness, or other person spreading their religion in public or at someone's door, who is talking in a regular manner, who doesn't like to have conversations regarding their religion or religions in general, even and perhaps especially when things about it are questioned.
Especially if you don't know how the other person will react, YOU wanted to mention those points to them, so you should have.

[SC_coolguy44]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

If you're going to come to my doorstep and hold some kind of stance when I correct you about your bogus facts, I'm gonna slam the door in your face.

I would do the same, it's just what you think.

[Silver Sky]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses myself. The way I look at it is the bible itself is the only book inspired by God. You have ways in which you can live a good life. You learn scientific facts. Prophecies in the bible have been proven true straight down to architectural facts. I could go on and on. Other books are not. They are pagan Gods people have made up and worship. Just like for instance baptist. Nothing against them but for instance where I live there is 1st baptist church, Southern baptist, another baptist and another. So many different ones. Someone wants to say "Hey this sounds good", and they form their own. As far as this topic goes, well people are imperfect. What you did was right. No need to be argumentive over little things such as that. They didn't realize that themselves. I've never heard any speakers say that to be honest. So you did the right thing.

[justin_ator]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

Only thing I'd like to say Silver Sky, is that Baptists don't have a pagan God we made up and worship, He's the same God you're referring to. The differences come down to biblical interpretation of certain things and what they mean, more so than the fact of whether or not we worship the same God. The reason there are so many different Baptist branches are for the same reason, simple doctrinal disagreements because of biblical interpretation. We haven't 'created' new 'Gods' to worship.

[Silver Sky]

Re: Jehovah's Witness and the Golden Rule

Not pagan. Sorry wasn't meaning it toward baptists. But different beliefs do turn to different Gods actually. More so if people are following commandments that the bible lays out. One for instance was mentioned here in the topic. Looking up Matthew 28: 19,20 you will see a clear commandment from Jesus himself to preach the good news. Do you see that maybe in your church? Or do you just hear it from a platform? Only religion I know that has even came close which was no where near was Mormons. But they last very little outside. Simple things to think about. Hellfire, Holidays, Trinity, so many things people can't reason on. But if you wanted me to on certain things I would be more than happy to.