are the reasons for having values the same why man creates law? to prohibit or enforce so as to protect an individual's perimeter. that's why we have values: essentially so we don't step on another's foot.
because what has got me questioning is the fact that some values i come into contact with are hugely warped, at least, in my own opinion; i'm sure two children who both draw 'a house', one having only seen igloos before and the other only castles, aren't wrong. what kind of values are we then to have? if each defines his/her own life, and values, then our concepts of right and wrong, good and evil, are merely arbitrary. there is no true, real, correct value: it all lies in an individual.
this is where faith and religion come in.
"the law is written in men's hearts": our conscience, not society, tells us what is good and evil, if we listen closely
"Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbour as yourself": Kingdom Values
If one has faith and believe, he trusts that God's way is the way, one that brings greatest fulfilment and meaning in life. If one doesn't have faith nor believe, then he begins living by his own values, not Kingdom ones; which, in my opinion, is dangerous.
It all boils down to Free Will. so choose.
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