Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Sure, it's like how everyone has their own standards...
Not wanting to make this a religious argument or discussion, but just to assume that everyone "must have the same values" because they belong to a certain religion is ridiculous at it's core. People rationalize courses of action based on their perceptions and beliefs and those are not universal. No one can universally decipher the source document for that religion, not even getting into obviously contradictory sections. There are thousands of denominations that can't decide on exactly what those values are. It then gets into the "true Scotsman" argument, when you point out those that don't share the same values, but are of the same religion, like gang members.
Nice editing there. I never typed that.
Call them anything you want. Hell call them athiest values. They are the basic respects that we have to pay each other in order for society to stay together. If no one is taught that it isn't ok to kill someone else for no reason, or that it is ok to steal from your neighbor then the whole thing falls apart.