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Do to others as you would have done to you
Do to others as they would do to others
Nothing should be forbidden if it harms no one
I think harm needs to be clearly defined.
1st and 2nd contradict.
Say, 2nd, if someone harms others, then I should harm him/her, right?
But then, 1st, I wouldn't wanna harm myself, so...
treat someone the way you would want to be treated; if that person is a rabid idiot that spews things like "death penalty now" , then make an exception since they don't deserve good treatement; they deserve what they would do to other people, it's ok to make an exception for these people.