Civilization is a manifestation of order. "Why should I be good to others? Why should I care about anyone else?" Skeptics of a Humanist values system pose these questions regularly. As with the ... Read More about Civilization
Week 08: Order
Living in Discipline, Self-Control and Self-Regulation
Through discipline, we put and keep ourselves in good order. Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. [Christian writer Roy L. Smith] Your disciplines today will govern ... Read More about Living in Discipline, Self-Control and Self-Regulation
Being Stable and Constant
Healthy stability, which is not excessive or rigid, is an important part of good order. I have constructed this model with an emphasis on change and progress but in our everyday affairs, people also ... Read More about Being Stable and Constant
Developing Good Habits and Practices
Good habits and practices are important to living in good order. Doing good things haphazardly or inconsistently does not generate good order. The brain processes everything we experience and all we ... Read More about Developing Good Habits and Practices
Concentrating
Salvador Dali, The Lacemaker (after Vermeer) (1954-55) Concentrating is an aspect of order in domain of thinking. Unlocking bits of the unseen order - penetrating into the unknown and ... Read More about Concentrating
Being Selfless
Being about more than the self pulls people together, and makes orderly societies possible. A prime demand of the orderly life is the taming of the ego. In its pre-orderly state, the ego senses ... Read More about Being Selfless
Living in Good Order
Now we reach a value that pulls all values together, in a sense. Every value is part of an order. We need other values to decide what that order should be but the idea of an order is essential to any ... Read More about Living in Good Order