THANK YOU for asking.
Me.
To put it blunt. Like I said, my expressions (art, language, interest, goals, etc) are a part of me. I can tell what is goodness by how I react emotionally. Is it healthy? Does it bring me peace of mind, body, and spirit? Does it hurt others? If so, how can I address it?
Art is a reflective way of seeing your thoughts and emotions on paper or on canvas. I just finished a painting earlier today. Now I can smile. I love to roller skate. Roller skating to music gives me freedom as well. My goodness comes from this freedom. God not included. My goals. My family. My family in spirit. My friends. Myself. My environment. The spirits of my environment.
That interconnection is not a mystical experience. It is not Oneness. You may think it is because I'm using the words and the same language; but, like the killing example, we have totally different foundations of similar expressions. Your foundation is god, mine is not.
Therefore the words I use such as goodness does not mean the samething to me as it does to you. We are totally different people.
When you respect diversity, you see in other people's point of view. It is more than surface level. That is tolerance. You can still belief in what you want to believe.
I'm just saying have a bit more interest in the other party. What you asked was an open ended question. Vinyaka believes in god too. However, the god he believes in is not at all the same god you believe in. You may think he does, but remember, if you respecting diversity, you have to take his belief into consideration that it is true. You are not Hindu. Why wouldn't it be? He believes in facts. Yours are beliefs. Do you understand the difference?
Yes I have always understood that we are each different. Each to his own.