Well, the Satanist’s Creed (1) is “Do as thou wilt. That is the whole of the Law.” Seems pretty Ayn Randish, to me.
The Wiccan Creed (2), however, is “An it hurt no one, do as thou wilt”, which adds a pretty important qualifier.
Jesus (3) said “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” echoing Hillel (4), who said “Do not to unto others that which would be hateful to yourself.” Some would say those are simply two different ways of saying the same thing, but others would disagree.
So, speaking ONLY for myself, a godless Liberal who nonetheless believes there’s a difference between ethical behavior and unethical behavior, I’ll put myself somewhere between (2) and (3)/(4).
Well, the Satanist’s Creed (1) is “Do as thou wilt. That is the whole of the Law.” Seems pretty Ayn Randish, to me.
The Wiccan Creed (2), however, is “An it hurt no one, do as thou wilt”, which adds a pretty important qualifier.
Jesus (3) said “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” echoing Hillel (4), who said “Do not to unto others that which would be hateful to yourself.” Some would say those are simply two different ways of saying the same thing, but others would disagree.
So, speaking ONLY for myself, a godless Liberal who nonetheless believes there’s a difference between ethical behavior and unethical behavior, I’ll put myself somewhere between (2) and (3)/(4).