We all have ideas or things that are important to us, but some are so important that we end up giving them greater value, these sacred values will be of special importance, especially when they are shared by more people, they are considered common, but sometimes their essence will not be quantified, exchanged or exchanged; in such cases, they will become sacred values.
These sacred values must be fully respected and protected first and foremost and by all; when a preference becomes a sacred value, it also becomes a moral imperative; being a moral imperative, it becomes incomparable with other values and impossible to exchange for material or intangible goods. .
- A preference for an object or idea can become a sacred value in different ways; however.
- When it comes to sacred values for all members of a group.
- There are mainly two processes.
- Both beginning with the perception that there is a threat.
Under the first process, conflicts between groups can threaten a preference, this threat will lead the group to integrate their preference into a ritual, turning it into a sacred value, this will divide the world in two, the sacred and the profane. At the same time, sacred value will unite us with the members of our group, separating us even more from the people of other groups.
On the other hand, according to the second process, the greater the threat, the more rituals will be performed, these rituals related to sacred value will be repeated more frequently, which will serve to strengthen relations with the members of our group. these rituals will serve to foster a commitment to the group’s standards.
Sacred values will influence the decisions we make. Any decision that jeopardizes or criticizes our sacred values will be rejected, even if that rejection is unproductive. Furthermore, sacred values embody moral beliefs that involve rules of conduct about what is right and what is wrong.
Portanto, defenderemos nossos valores sagrados em primeiro lugar e, para isso, usaremos estratégias psicológicas. Algumas dessas estratégias são a indignação moral e a purificação moral. A indignação moral refere-se à experiência de aversão cognitiva, emocional e comportamental a valores que são contrários ou diferentes dos sagrados. Por sua vez, a purificação moral consiste na realização de atos simbólicos que reafirmam o compromisso com o valor sagrado.
Normalmente tendemos a pensar que nossos comportamentos são racionais e que, ao tomar decisões, levamos em consideração o equilíbrio entre custos e benefícios. Muito pelo contrário, muitas das decisões importantes que tomamos são guiadas por nossas crenças sobre o que é certo e o que é errado. Com os valores sagrados acontece algo parecido. Embora, em muitas ocasiões, livrar-se deles seria racional, não o fazemos.
Apesar disso, os valores sagrados possuem vantagens a partir de uma perspectiva evolutiva. Por exemplo, nunca venderemos um valor sagrado. Nem tudo está à venda. Essa resistência nos ajudará a sermos mais solidários com as pessoas que compartilham nosso valor.
Similarly, sacred values will be timeless. They remain important, even in events that took place thousands of years ago, so we will maintain a commitment to those who hold this value sacred throughout their lives.
A current example of sacred value is in Jerusalem, this ancient city, disputed by Palestinians and Israelis, has become a sacred value for both groups, in particular, their status has become a sacred value, so offering money to return the city to the other group will be useless.
When President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as israel’s capital, what he did was threaten the city’s status, this was seen by the Palestinians as a threat to one of its sacred values, so the answer was rejection, which in some respects manifested itself in violence.
He’s only perpetuated the conflict. If conflict resolution is sought, threatening a sacred value is not the answer. The realization of symbolic concessions, without material benefit, but which recognize the values of the other, can pave the way for the resolution of insoluble conflicts.