The notion that there is no basic value system is far more incoherent or invalid than the notion that there are essential values. Every religion can tell you it has basic values. You ask a Christian, most Christians would say love God and love your neighbor. Is that the entirety of Christianity? No one in his right mind would say it is.

The more things that can bring you joy in life, the better

You will be a happier person if you don't do what you want to do, most of the time

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

Just because you cannot fight every evil does not mean you should fight no evils.

The Left is totalitarian in its nature