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Destruction of self confidence
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RE: Destruction of self confidence
November 12, 2021 at 8:36 am
(November 12, 2021 at 6:43 am)debunk_pls Wrote: "Don't be wise in your own eyes" or "Be little in your own eyes".

I think both of these are very good advice.

Very few people are wise, and very few people are important, in the grand scheme of things. Thinking too highly of oneself is a trap that justifies all kinds of bad behavior. 

This is true for everyone, religious or not.
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Destruction of self confidence - by debunk_pls - November 12, 2021 at 6:43 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 12, 2021 at 8:14 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Belacqua - November 12, 2021 at 8:36 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 12, 2021 at 8:54 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Abaddon_ire - November 12, 2021 at 8:54 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by zebo-the-fat - November 12, 2021 at 9:47 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 12, 2021 at 10:21 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by zwanzig - November 12, 2021 at 9:50 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by T.J. - November 12, 2021 at 10:26 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Belacqua - November 13, 2021 at 2:03 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Astreja - November 12, 2021 at 12:27 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 3:09 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 13, 2021 at 9:23 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by arewethereyet - November 13, 2021 at 10:01 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 11:11 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by arewethereyet - November 13, 2021 at 1:23 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 13, 2021 at 11:21 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 11:38 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 13, 2021 at 4:46 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 1:10 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 2:24 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Oldandeasilyconfused - November 14, 2021 at 5:31 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Belacqua - November 14, 2021 at 8:23 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 14, 2021 at 10:18 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by vulcanlogician - November 14, 2021 at 11:20 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Angrboda - November 13, 2021 at 1:24 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 2:50 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 3:35 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 3:53 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 4:22 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 5:10 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 13, 2021 at 6:02 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2021 at 6:08 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2021 at 6:49 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 15, 2021 at 7:37 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2021 at 7:46 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 15, 2021 at 8:54 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2021 at 10:00 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 15, 2021 at 11:24 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2021 at 1:05 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 15, 2021 at 1:44 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by arewethereyet - November 15, 2021 at 1:48 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Fake Messiah - November 15, 2021 at 2:05 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by arewethereyet - November 15, 2021 at 2:28 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by Oldandeasilyconfused - November 16, 2021 at 8:16 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by brewer - November 15, 2021 at 2:52 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by arewethereyet - November 15, 2021 at 2:56 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 16, 2021 at 3:22 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 16, 2021 at 8:09 pm
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 19, 2021 at 9:13 am
RE: Destruction of self confidence - by emjay - November 19, 2021 at 5:46 pm

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