I think you are partially right. I've always empathised with others by imagining how I would feel in their situation, but recently I've come to realise that I would feel very different in someone else's place to how they feel in that place, because, you know, they aren't me.
That being said, I think the golden rule is meant to be a lot vaguer than that. Like, instead of "bite them because I would like them to bite me" it would be "treat them the way they would like to be treated in bed, because I would like them to treat me how I'd like, too".
IIN to believe the "golden rule" promotes a sel-centered mindset?
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I think you are partially right. I've always empathised with others by imagining how I would feel in their situation, but recently I've come to realise that I would feel very different in someone else's place to how they feel in that place, because, you know, they aren't me.
That being said, I think the golden rule is meant to be a lot vaguer than that. Like, instead of "bite them because I would like them to bite me" it would be "treat them the way they would like to be treated in bed, because I would like them to treat me how I'd like, too".