VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Dinah|DATE|1378891601|CONTENT|Claire - I’m not sure that I follow your argument.  Are you saying that displays of Jewish humility are carried out because Jews recognise that they are weaker in relation to other groups in the societies in which they live, and their humility, whether real or simulated, is supposed to make the more powerful groups feel more benevolent towards Jews?  If so, the lamentable history of intolerance towards Jews – the anti-Semitism, pogroms and genocide which has gone on through the ages, culminating in the Holocaust suggests this strategy has had the opposite effect from that intended.  My apologies if I’ve misunderstood you.

Alun - While I wouldn&#039;t disagree with you in any way about the inadequacy of the &#039;golden rule&#039; for the complex society in which we now live, it is at least simple and understandable to most people, avoiding the convoluted arguments, pretentiousness and impenetrable prose of theology.|IP-ADDRESS|79.71.122.200|MODERATIONFLAG|