Thanks for stopping by! Love reading your tweets, bye the way!

I appreciate your insights, and want to thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.

My initial objective in writing this post was to respond to a common statement made by those of faith, towards those of us who live our lives without belief in deities. I concede that you are probably correct that I was probably not as strict as I might have been in my usage of the word “morals”, but I do believe that can and should be used outside the context of religion. I think dismissing the term as purely one of religion only fuels the fire of those of faith who would chastise the rest of us.

My working definition of the term “values” goes something like this: values are behaviors that comprise subsets of morals, and they are somewhat unique between societies, though some values are shared across all cultures. For example, greed is a value that would be designated as amoral behavior. Kindness and equality would be considered good values, and, therefore, moral. Of course, this is a working definition that may evolve as I gain wisdom, age, and knowledge.

I’d like to see some of the speeches you’ve written, and even papers (if available). Thank you again for your comment, and I humbly welcome further discussion.

Thanks for the comment and insight. You’re right though, too many questions!