At 13:01 03/07/96 EDT, you wrote:
>Robert said at one point that he did not believe there were any universal
>values. We may differ on exactly what a value is, perhaps. However, I
>think we would find some -- fairly -- universal laws regarding murder,
>theft, and so forth, and I believe our laws are in fact reflective of our
>values.
The fact that a society, through its political process, makes things
illegal does not mean that the value underlying the laws are shared by
EACH AND EVERY PERSON. People murder. Sometimes they earn a living
murdering, laws not withstanding.
I am willing to go along with the idea that some values are shared by many
people, or even most people, but not by every person, which is what the
term universal values involves.
Joan Pomo has suggested a list of universal values that go way beyond the
basics that you I think would refer to. The danger is that people become
cultur0-centric, particularly when they apply a religiously based set of
values to everyone, and insist that they ARE held by all.
Robert Bacal, CEO, Institute For Cooperative Communication
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