Values? Personality traits? Related?

I think this reading about personal values is very interesting. The section that really stuck out to me was the part where it explains that “but we might still be controlled by the influence of genes on our underlying personality or, alternatively, by peer pressure, “ (pg 8) I think this statement is pretty true.  I don’t think there is a particular gene that makes you think different ways and that MAKES you have different values and beliefs. But the genes underlie your personality and make you who you are.  Certain traits like easy going, relaxed, chill, uptight, confident, respectful, make up who you are and how you act towards a certain subject. Personally, I think these traits are related to how you think and as well, how you act on your values. Such as, if you are an uptight driven person, most likely your going to have values and stick to them. If you are a person that is laid back and easy going, you are going to have values, but your most likely not going to be as strict with keeping up with them or be outspoken about them because you might not have a strong stand point towards anything.

I don’t think we really choose are values, but I think how you act on them, and how serious you are about your values and beliefs all comes out through your own personality traits.

Another interesting statement that stuck out to me was “that with out values human behavior would be directionless, chaotic, and ultimately self- destructive”.(pg 8)  I think this statement is completely accurate. If an individual did not have values, they might think that stealing, or killing is an okay thing to do. With out values, the world would be destructive and dangerous.

This whole article is very interesting, and brings up different points of views of how people might see things.