Most people think that their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason often has little to do with the way people form values.

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Most people think that their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason often has little to do with the way people form values.

Value in this case can be defined as a code of conduct which is suppressed by the society on an individual. These deeply held values are passed from one generation to another and are followed by the people without dissecting them. I agree wholeheartedly with the above statement that most people think that their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason has little to do with the way people form values.

There are many examples which vividly depict that reason has little to do with the way people form values. For example, earlier people had a belief that blacks were a se...

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