What are everyone's core values?

[Spirit of Light]

To me, religion tends to divide us. I suspect that if we were to step back from our religion and examine our core values, we might find that we're much more like minded than our religions would suggest.

I'd like to know what your core values are, and I think the shorter the list, the better. Kind of like philosophical axioms. So here is my list of core values:

- the golden rule
- critical thinking (logic and evidence and such)

In my mind, I can start with the golden rule and extend that to include things like: kindness, compassion, patience, generosity and so on. I think that I could make a pretty good defense that those are the only core values I need, and that other things I value are extensions of those two.

Yours?

Kindness
Respect toward all people
Be to other the way i want them to be toward me

 

[danieldemol]

My core values are
Truthfulness, compassion, and freedom of speech to give truthfulness and compassion the necessary room to grow.

 

[darkskies]

Reason
Pleasure
Empathy

 

[Mock Turtle]

Core values: Honesty, compassion, integrity, kindness, impartiality, autonomy, humility, and no doubt others, but not easy to live up to them all, or any, especially for all one's life. And perhaps the Platinum Rule (as I would designate such) - do no harm - even if that leaves a lot of such open to interpretation.

 

[loverofhumanity]

To me, religion tends to divide us. I suspect that if we were to step back from our religion and examine our core values, we might find that we're much more like minded than our religions would suggest.

I'd like to know what your core values are, and I think the shorter the list, the better. Kind of like philosophical axioms. So here is my list of core values:

- the golden rule
- critical thinking (logic and evidence and such)

In my mind, I can start with the golden rule and extend that to include things like: kindness, compassion, patience, generosity and so on. I think that I could make a pretty good defense that those are the only core values I need, and that other things I value are extensions of those two.

Yours?

I try to keep my focus on love and unity. Service to humanity is another very highly prized value of mine.

 

[Kenny]

All we need is love... golden rule expresses that.

 

[Augustus]

I would say that a child's default state is neutral on this point. His community decides how big his tribe is.

In part, but the evidence clearly shows there are limits to this. We can't simply say 'my tribe is humanity' and have it function in any meaningful sense.

Borders/boundaries are essential to identity, and the wider we spread these, the further into abstraction we need to venture.

The more we retreat into abstraction, the weaker the bonds and the easier to split the 'coalition' when things are not going as well as people would like. Abstract coalitions can be fractured by abstract problems (see US politics for example).

Paradoxically, we get more harmony by forming into smaller, more natural communities with clearer boundaries between them and mutual non-interference.

Unfortunately this goes against the prevailing orthodox fantasy of globalist centrism that is stuck in an 'End of history' type mindset where their ideology is bound to triumph as people become richer and better educated.

 

[Ashoka]

When I think of my core values, kindness and compassion come to mind. I think these two are the most important to me if I had to choose.

 

[Augustus]

Quick question...I hadn't heard that version of the....well...Golden Rule referred to as a Silver Rule. Not arguing anything, just curious where that description comes from?
I'd heard it as the Confucian Golden Rule...and that actually sounds better out of context than it does in context.
(Much like some Greek philosophy, the assumption on who a rule or right should apply to isn't very modern, in simple terms)

The silver rule, expressed in the negative "do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you" is superior, imo, as it is non-interventionist.

The Golden Rule encourages intervention into other people's affairs: "if I were in his position, I'd want someone like me to help solve my problems/show me the truth/help me find the One True God/etc"

We are better served, in general, by minding our own business

 

[Augustus]

I would say that justice is (a kind of) compassion.

But justice, as with empathy, means nothing without a core set of values to base it around.

Some might find it compassionate to 'justly' kill the apostate lest he pervert the minds of other innocents condemning them to everlasting hellfire

 

[Koldo]

But justice, as with empathy, means nothing without a core set of values to base it around.

Some might find it compassionate to 'justly' kill the apostate lest he pervert the minds of other innocents condemning them to everlasting hellfire

Oh, just to clarify: I meant what I understand as justice, not somebody else's conception of justice.

 

[icehorse]

Unfortunately this goes against the prevailing orthodox fantasy of globalist centrism that is stuck in an 'End of history' type mindset where their ideology is bound to triumph as people become richer and better educated.

Well if you're advocating for de-centralism, I'm totally on board

 

[lewisnotmiller]

The silver rule, expressed in the negative "do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you" is superior, imo, as it is non-interventionist.

The Golden Rule encourages intervention into other people's affairs: "if I were in his position, I'd want someone like me to help solve my problems/show me the truth/help me find the One True God/etc"

We are better served, in general, by minding our own business

I understand the rule, and also prefer it. I've just never heard it called The Silver Rule and was wondering where the name came from.

 

[Amandi]

Do as much good in the world while doing as little harm as possible.

 

[Mock Turtle]

All we need is love... golden rule expresses that.

Also known as the Beatles Rule.