It’s because politics and religion are value based. In other words, opinion based. People want to defend what they feel comfortable with and justify it in any way they can. When they can’t, they become aggressive and defensive. Unlike science and math, which have conclusive answers, politics and religion do not. We can discuss and […]
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The Problem with Reinforcing Values
Sometimes values are derived from effective principles, but often times, they’re just based on a certain societies’ world view. At the end of the day, values are just opinions. Principles Principles are timeless laws of the universe. They just exist without any human intervention. They are not man made. Some principles emerge from man made […]
Top 5 Tips For Raising Children
If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding…and snatch an opportunity to shape character. – Jane Clayson Johnson, I Am a Mother People want to raise children to be just like them. To uphold the same […]
The Horror of Being Institutionalized
If any of you have seen the move “The Shawshank Redemption”, then understanding institutionalization should be a little easier. Just to stray away from any confusion, I don’t mean being admitted to rehab or a psycho ward when I say “institutionalized”. I mean being in or following an institution to the point of growing a […]
Impractical Morals Fade
What we call “morals” is simply blind obedience to words of command. Havelock Ellis Values fade away if there isn’t environmental reinforcement. The best example I can use is stealing. Most people would say “stealing” is wrong, but what if someone is near death and steals food in order to survive? Morals are only walls that […]