Posted by Dr. Bob on August 31, 2014, at 22:46:46
In reply to Lou's reply-The Hsiung-Pilder discussion-psygmah » Dr. Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on August 29, 2014, at 10:47:34
> The Golden Rule in Judaism involves judgment, but it involves how judgment is administrated by the Torah.
It's the judgment of rabbis that determines how the Torah is enforced?
> Now if you are referring to using your judgment in applying your rules based on making a judgment as to if statements do or do not put down or accuse or are not sensitive to the feelings of others or that could lead one to feel that their faith is being put down or jumps to conclusion or is defamatory or racist ect., that is different from choosing which members you will enforce your rules upon.
Whether I sanction a post or not doesn't depend on the poster. I don't just sanction the posts of posters I don't like and not sanction the posts of posters I do like. It's not personal. Or at least I try to keep my feelings about posters from entering into it.
> I am going to assume that you are saying that you use your judgment to determine if what was written by her or anyone else constitutes being not in accordance with your rules.
True, and I'm also using my judgment to determine what I think will be best for this community as a whole. I may judge a post not be in accordance with my rules and at the same time just sanctioning it not to be best for this community as a whole.
> Those that are ignorant of Judaism could conceivably accept your reply to me here to believe that the equal protection of the laws and justice defined in the Torah can just be turned a blind eye to by you here in the enforcement of your rules .
True, a subset of readers could conceivably believe that.
> If one was to accept your version of the golden Rule, then a judge could not sentence someone to be executed because he/she could invoke your Golden Rule and say that they will not sentence the guilty part to be executed because thy would not want to be executed. The difference is that the judge has an obligation to enforce the law, and to enforce it equally.
Judges sometimes have latitude. In some cases sentences are mandatory. Both sides have their supporters.
Bob
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