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0.2 Values from Each Knowledge Domain Version 1.3 December 2016                                                     Previous Version Where do values come from? How can we find meaning? What is a reasonable path to follow?          How we respond to the issues we face depends on what we believe and what we value most. Values are not things infusing the ether, like a herbal tea from the celestial tea pot. Values come from within, from the choices we make, based on beliefs about the nature of the world. They may align with our natural inclinations, but our values are chosen by us. And we should, and can, justify our choices and hence the values we adopt. Meaning comes from seeing our life in a wider context.  For theists this context is God(s), our relationship with Him. For some other religions the context includes stories about enlightenment. In these pages we show how we can work out what values are reasonable, and how we can justify them. We base our values on the reasonable beliefs we arrive at in all of domains of knowledge, which clarify which choices are open to us.  We find meaning and purpose without invoking the supernatural. We break down all of knowledge into the following domains. Our global beliefs are covered in seven Parts, one for each domain, plus Part 8 which ties it all together.
This introduction outlines how our study of each knowledge domain impacts on our value choices. To make value choices we must consider the options available? What do we believe they are?
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