I’m new in this community. Anyone interested in engaging with these sorts of questions? If so, share your thoughts.
My initial inclination is that intrinsic value is an illusion.
After some thought, my new inclination:
Whether intrinsic value exists or not is unknowable to us, specifically because we did not create our own universe. I can’t say for certain there is value in truth, justice, love, etc. beyond what we humans assign to these things. Yet, I can’t say for certain that there is not. Intrinsic value by its very nature and definition is a mystery.
I think this is related, but the term evidence-based gets used quite a bit in the media these days. I find that phrase has no intrinsic value, if thats right, because I've never studied philosophy. So, if that is an example, I say it because I think the word evidence doesn't have a value, it needs valuation as to whether it is good evidence or some other description.
Edit: I guess, therefore not an illusion.