Satisfaction of material needs is preferable to want/deprivation. When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor. [Euripides] God comes to the hungry in the form ... Read More about Satisfaction
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Health
People prefer health over illness. Health is what allows living organisms to function and enjoy life. itis not amenable to analysis along the domains of Being. Not-unpleasant sensations may accompany ... Read More about Health
Preferences – Desire
Without desire, we would care about nothing. All values systems rely on valuers, and our preferences. Desires/preferences are to values as cells are to organisms. Pan came out of the woods one ... Read More about Preferences – Desire
Civilization
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
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