[michael_obrien]

I agree with Matt about concrete moral values, but would just like to add that there are many philosophical ways of arriving at this conclusion as well, such as objectivism. I won't try to argue with Matt's ideas about god, I'm just suggesting that, if you're interested in philosophy as your questions indicate, you look more deeply into all the different philosophies that have been expressed over the years and decide for yourself what makes sense to you.