(August 27, 2015 at 9:09 am)Drich Wrote:(August 26, 2015 at 12:39 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: The core message of Christianity is self-loathing. All humans are fallen. Pride is a sin.
So it is not ok in your world view to loath the negative aspects of one's self? how does someone like you ever become more than what you currently are? How can one like you ever improve upon himself if he is not allowed to identify negative/loathsome aspects with in himself n an effort to grow past them? What world view teaches people to embrace their negative qualities and not dare change them?
Might look at other faiths/practices such as budhism, good pychology, and even martial arts. All of these are designed to have the individual take a good hard look at themselves and see what needs improved. However there is a very marked difference between understanding your negative aspects and hating yourself because you where born.
For one of these things there is hope that we can do something about it and still be who we are. We can still think for ourselves
For the other the only hope lies in putting faith in something that may or may not be true and giving up all choice to out-dated instructions of a tribal existence.
I have done both and found that the former works for making life and person better. The other does not.
