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And are there any of those values that you disagree with Sriram. That seems like an excellent list of values that we should all be following.

And you seem to imply that these values are somehow opposed to religious values - are they? I don't think they are - I suspect most religions also espouse most of these values albeit they may be described in rather different terms. I think what we are seeing, largely, is much more universal values that are intrinsic to the human experience and to the development of the human species via evolution. These have always been there. At times they have been phrased in the language of religion, but now they are being phrased in a secular manner to reflect a decline in religiosity in most developed countries.

Dear Prof,
But are we seeing those values, we will now go over to our roving reporter Nearlysane who brings us all the daily news from around the world just for our little forum, Sane just for us guys in the studio, the hot topic is values and lets talk America are we seeing those values in the good old US of A.

Sorry Sane, just being silly it is one of those rhetorical questions.

Gonnagle.

Religious values are being replaced by secular values such as…humanism, rationality, integration, non judgement, globalization, non-violence, universal brotherhood,  animal rights and so on.

And are there any of those values that you disagree with Sriram. That seems like an excellent list of values that we should all be following.

And you seem to imply that these values are somehow opposed to religious values - are they? I don't think they are - I suspect most religions also espouse most of these values albeit they may be described in rather different terms. I think what we are seeing, largely, is much more universal values that are intrinsic to the human experience and to the development of the human species via evolution. These have always been there. At times they have been phrased in the language of religion, but now they are being phrased in a secular manner to reflect a decline in religiosity in most developed countries.

Hi everyone,

Religions are today  unpopular for various reasons. But religions could be seen as the source of our civilized values of today.

Please check out the article below.I am sure I have discussed it before but worth discussing again.

https://tsriramrao.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/religions-have-suceeded/

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Religions have never had it so bad!

Many people of science lead by people like the illustrious Professor Richard Dawkins, are very vocal about the ills of religions and the need to rid society of this scourge as soon as possible.

Atheism is the new trend! Religious values are being replaced by secular values such as…humanism, rationality, integration, non judgement, globalization, non-violence, universal brotherhood,  animal rights and so on.

These values and ideals are seen as more ‘civilized’  and desirable the world over compared to traditional values.

No doubt, the current trends are very positive and are to be welcomed!

But how did we today arrive at a situation where such universal and secular values are becoming the norm around the world?! How did society, world over, move from  tribal and feudal communities to societies of today with such universally acceptable values of humanism, tolerance and globalization?

I would give the credit almost entirely to religions!

Religions are the ladder that have enabled human societies to reach such high levels of progress in human integration, self discipline and universality. Once a certain objective is achieved, the ladder that we use to get there may seem irrelevant and unnecessary….but its usefulness in reaching our goals cannot be denied, rather, it should be acknowledged.

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Just some thoughts.

Cheers.

Sriram

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