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...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ... ... Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gul... ... ISBN 978-0-9823076-3-2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE HOTEL .................................................................... ...—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING ............... 24 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR VALUES ......................... 28 SELF-CENTERED A... ...‘ go to hell for taking the Lord‘s name in vain? Would it be moral for the police to ‗bear false witness‘ against a serial killer who would murder ag... ...o most religions have had similar mystical experiences--the Hindu who has united with the Brahman through years of correct meditation. The holy Jew,... ... of injuring someone else, killing myself or a friend, being taken by the police in felony drunk driving, with possible jail time, a heavy fine and ... ...rd that there has been a serious loss of young people from the evangelical ranks. Whether it is because of self-centered values or more science educa... ...feel pain? Would more ability to feel pain make an organism higher in the ranks of those who get rights? —―Should the animals be considered ‗sel...

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