Why the "golden rule" and personal religious beliefs are inadequate for making business related decisions?

Question

whay the golden rule and personal religious beliefs are inadequate for making business related ethical decision?

Answer 1

They are not inadequate.  Human greed is why they aren't followed.  Imagine if everyone voluntarily charged the bare minimum for their products and services.  It might very well end inflation!  It won't happen though, because let's assume all companies do business following the Golden rule.  It only takes one to be greedy before it out paces the others, and it would eventually be able to acquire all other companies.  Therefore, companies compete in a rather Darwinistic manner.

Answer 2

If you think they are, you aren't going to get very far.  You wouldn't even make an effective employee, other than as a telemarketer, let alone actually have the authority to make any decisions.  

Answer 3

for me they are not, i am guided my spiritual beliefs in how i conduct my self, it deals with ethics, conduct, actions, speech, behavior, how to treat others etc.  you see the world system of ethics changes, all the time but the Bilbe has not changed and what God expects of me is not based on what the latest trend is. many of my friends who are spiritual are guided by the same Bible and have no problem, we are the clerks at BB King, the president of corporations, atty. doctors. teachers, mothers, fathers. police. we see no conflict, the only problem is the world system is filled with greed etc

.Praise God, that is over my Life