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My name is Corey Allan. It's nice to meet you. I began blogging during the summer of 2007 with the belief that it's possible to get more out of marriage and life. Blogging seemed like a great way to share ideas and find others who want more as well. With your help, our little project can change the world.
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You say that you uncover your core that you are born with. So do you believe that people are born evil because they have an evil core? If this is the case, wouldn’t it be better to live from the values that is expected that those you are born with?
I believe that every person has good in them since they are created in God’s image. This may be covered up by other choices and beliefs, but the heart is good at the core.
Good point. It seems that when you hear about some people and the evil they do, you wonder. But you are definitely right.
You talk about looking at your core values, that most of the time we simply carry on our parents values. Aren’t values taught? Don’t we learn them from our parents? I know there are people who come from bad situations that want to rise above it and end up displaying a set of core values that are more righteous than their parents but isn’t that the exception? If they don’t come from your parents, how are core values developed in a person?
Yes we do learn our values from our parents, but this learning isn’t overtly taught. Instead they are learned from the covert things parents do with their children, and even their spouse. Through the years of interaction with others, we see their values, regardless of what the say (do as I say not as I do for example) and their values will influence the development of ours. As we become adults, that’s when our values can be more fully uncovered and defined, or redefined if necessary.