To me, most of the philosophies worth considering take a few values as axiomatic. In other words, these philosophies assume certain values are in play, and that they may not be logically defensible.
With that said, it seems to me that one such core value is TRUST. It seems self-evident to me that without trust, our lives and society would fall into horrible, violent, catastrophic collapse.
It also seems to me that in our post-truth, alternate facts, conspiracy theory riddled, extremist culture, we're quickly losing sight of the need for trust.
I'm wondering whether talking to these post-truth folks we might be able to communicate better if we lead with a discussion about the essential nature of trust in any functioning society?
With that said, it seems to me that one such core value is TRUST. It seems self-evident to me that without trust, our lives and society would fall into horrible, violent, catastrophic collapse.
It also seems to me that in our post-truth, alternate facts, conspiracy theory riddled, extremist culture, we're quickly losing sight of the need for trust.
I'm wondering whether talking to these post-truth folks we might be able to communicate better if we lead with a discussion about the essential nature of trust in any functioning society?