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Originally Posted by ByStarlight
Is there maybe a confusion between "core beliefs" and "values"? Is there a difference between the two? I see "core beliefs" as BayBrony does - formed in childhood, black-and-white, focused on how the individual fits into the world. I see "values" as kind of overlapping but involving more choice. And I think sometimes they are in conflict with one another, so that can cause suffering. For example, I am a bad person (core belief) but I believe all people are inherently good (value). I'm not sure this makes sense...
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That's how I view it. Core values are shaped more through our maturing mind whereas core beliefs are fixed by kindergarten. In kindergarten I enjoyed the zoo very much and it took growing up, learning about animal behavior, developing more universal compassion to see the cruelty inherent in the way some animals are confined..
In kindergarten I had no grasp of social justice, how lucky I was to be born in a first world country and survive a premature birth that would have killed me somewhere else. I had no concept of how devalued human ife is in some parts of the world versus others.
In my understanding that developing moral compass and sense of justice and compassion shape our core values.
Our core beliefs are largely shaped by events outside of our awareness or control. I mean my abuse began very early and I have fragmented memories of some of it. But I could describe in detail the field trip we took to the Bronx zoo in sixth grade where I burst into tears at the tiger pacing. In his small enclosure. ..