Posted: Sep 14, 2013 1:04 pm
Briton wrote:tinekoyd wrote:Briton wrote:Quaker wrote:Thank you Briton
Presumably you do think people's values are important as well? Without considering the importance of values it would seem that you'd have no basis for society, laws, social welfare, etc. Or perhaps you consider those values part of a provable truth?
As for whether Quakerism is relevant or not. Most of the time it probably is totally irrelevant to you. It' not a way of life that feels a need to force itself on others, though we do peacefully oppose violence and oppression.
Of course values are important but doesn't matter how high the values a particular belief system might have; that would be be irrelevant to me if it's based on myth. Didn't mean Quakerism in particular.
If someone is taught a value or virtue, let's say honesty, and the way that they're taught is through a myth, does that make it any less valid? Who cares where you get your values from, as long as you get some. Too many people these days lack basic values.
So how do you determine that honesty is of value?
Whatever. Replace it with whatever you think is a value / virtue.