I agree. There’s a lot of influences that go into your values; I’m just saying a conscious decision is not one of them–that “conscious decision” is really just an expression of all those other influences.
That doesn’t mean that thinking about your values is a waste of time–it’s good to know what is important to you on a conscious level and that can help you guide decisions rationally and avoid situations you might otherwise get yourself into.
Recognizing that values are received and not chosen is also a hedge against feeling superior to others because you chose the “right” values and they chose the “wrong” values.
I agree. There’s a lot of influences that go into your values; I’m just saying a conscious decision is not one of them–that “conscious decision” is really just an expression of all those other influences.
That doesn’t mean that thinking about your values is a waste of time–it’s good to know what is important to you on a conscious level and that can help you guide decisions rationally and avoid situations you might otherwise get yourself into.
Recognizing that values are received and not chosen is also a hedge against feeling superior to others because you chose the “right” values and they chose the “wrong” values.
Fair, I’ll update my original comment.