How do we define values ? One way is to look for the common feelings and motivations among us and give them certain names. This is the way we define love, mercy, passion, grief, and so forth… But then things become so relativistic because our feelings are not exactly the same. Also our experiences in life are totally different. Say for example, love, for a grown up man, is a true commitment, as for a young teen, it is a more sexually oriented feeling. And even our prospective for grown-ups and teens is not standardized. So my example is not going to make sense to most of you!
We got used to live with relative definitions. But every now and then we wonder,”what is the standard? What is absolute?” Then we try to generalize our definitions to give it a stronger base. Still it is not enough because life has no meaning with relativism!
It is our beliefs that set the reference for absolute definitions. But if our beliefs are based on materialistic evidence, we will end up with more confusion. They are relative beliefs!! Therefore they are self-contradicting! I think that is why the bible said,”1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear…”(Hebrew 11). If you continue reading this chapter, you will see how different biblical characters had done amazing things and moved on in their ways. I am sure that life had a true meaning for them.