In your relations with those in whom there is something to disapprove, tread the razor.  I am speaking of things I do not fully understand.  But someone who understood them better, I think, might speak to us as follows.

Though the followers of Calvin speak of “total” depravity, not even the greatest sin can obliterate the natural inclination to adhere to God’s law.  Thomas Aquinas goes so far as to suggest that “Even in the lost the natural inclination to virtue remains, else they would have no remorse of conscience.”

The term "classical" is often misunderstood.  Is classical music called classical because it is the oldest kind of music?  No, for music was unthinkably ancient before classical music was developed.  Is it so named because it is the best kind of music?  No, for people may disagree about which music is best and yet agree about which music is classical.  Because it is obsolete?  No, for a classical tradition can remain vibrantly alive, continuing to develop and give birth to new work.

I pointed out yesterday that the Golden Rule doesn’t replace the moral precepts, but presupposes them.  This limitation is not a defect in the Golden Rule; it merely corrects a possible misunderstanding about what the Rule is for.  As excellent as the Rule is, you couldn’t know how to live if you knew the Rule but nothing else.