(August 27, 2015 at 9:09 am)Drich Wrote: So it is not ok in your world view to loath the negative aspects of one's self?
Quote with a link where I said that, please; or alternatively, stop putting words in my mouth. I don't loathe my negative side. I take note of it and work on becoming a better person.
Such work doesn't include praying to a fictional sky-critter. It involve me assuming responsibility for my own behavior, instead of loathing myself for a sinful nature that I cannot escape no matter what.
(August 27, 2015 at 9:09 am)Drich Wrote: 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?
It's actually quite easy. Instead of praying to be a better person, and also praying for forgiveness when such an obviously impotent scheme of improvement fails, I take stock of what I do both good and bad, and take personal responsibility to eliminate the bad behavior.
The fact that you don't understand how such a process works only shows the paucity of your insight.
(August 27, 2015 at 9:09 am)Drich Wrote: What world view teaches people to embrace their negative qualities and not dare change them?
Christianity, duh. You are told that you are always fallen, you will never meet the desires of you fictional god, and that you need to pray for forgiveness simply for being as he made you.
Pathetic.
