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In reply to the discussion: What are "Biblical Values"? [View all]Thats my opinion
(2,001 posts)it is a relief to find someone who actually is commenting on the original post.
Yes, "Biblical values" has been used by many as a code for brutally enforced patriarchy, as have many other perspectives, religious and non-religious. It is the kind of world we live in. Nevertheless, here and here now and then there are those who see something else, something noble and life-giving and respond to it. Sometimes what gets their attention and lures them on has religious roots. Often it does not. But the end product is the same. The opposite is also true for religious and non-religious alike. Despite the arrogance and hatred people who claim to follow Jesus have brought on the world, millions of others have seen a way to live that lifts themselves, others and the world led by a vision that is noble and life-giving. Whether the vision is born from religion or non-religion the result is the same and God is glorified--even if no notion of God is believed. That process which is both within all things and beyond all things is what offers a vision of the good. Plato called it the "world of forms." Jesus called it the "love of God." Teilhard called it the '"mega point." Bergson called it the "elan vital.'' Atheist who have seen what is noble have other names. They all come to the same conclusion. Life has meaning! The list I offered is just an affirmation of that notion. It stands against all forms of nihilism and distortions which abound no matter he claims of many religious and non-religious alike.