(June 1, 2016 at 11:31 pm)energizer bunny Wrote:(June 1, 2016 at 5:51 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Fair enough then. Though I don't agree that being grateful to God when something good happens is a douchey thing for a believer to do.
I understand how you guys see the whole "thanks to God" thing as being narcissistic, I really do. But the point is others who believe differently may see it completely differently. As for us, we see thanking God as a sign of humility which is the complete opposite of narcissism. Personally when I thank God for something it reminds me how small and vulnerable I am to the universe and it makes me grateful for every second and every good thing I have, particularly because I know so many others don't have the same. Narcissism is the last thing from my mind. I feel unworthy and humbled, and it reminds me that I need to give back with what I was given. I mean, is that douchey??
....That just goes to show how much we see and think differently. So I don't understand how you can assign your own way of thinking to others and then think they're douchey for it, when the way they see it is completely different. The point is I just feel like sometimes some of you can be as judgmental as the evangelicals you love to criticize.
Anyway, this was an off topic rant, so sorry. Sorry for the overall drama I started in this thread. I shouldn't be on AF so much right now. I need to go for a walk anyway.
Back to the topic....
I hope you don't walk away. I felt a lot of your post was spot on. Especially that which i underlined.
Hey, thank you. I appreciate it.
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I'm still here. Just shouldn't delve so deep into discussions on this forum because being pregnant makes me extra emotional/cranky or whatever and I end up losing my cool about things, like what happened here. Though I still stand by every word, it's probably not good for me.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
