Humans derive value from many sources, such as perception, sensation, and intuition. This process iterates, and constantly gives rise to new beliefs. Inherently, this process is neither good nor bad and by extension, beliefs are neither good nor bad. But beliefs reflect value in such a way that beliefs considered “good” or “bad” are better characterized as having “lots of value” or “little value” respectively. There is a tendency upon arriving at a particular belief to cease deriving value that could alter the belief - doing so is often perceived as a weakness. The belief in value, credism, mandates that for progress to occur, humans must constantly engage in the process of deriving value. Without it, the fabric of society deteriorates as beliefs become hollow with rhetoric, and progress stands still.