Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: October 18, 2025, 10:45 am
Atheist Forums › Community › Philosophy v
Pride (In The Name Of)

Poll: Does pride always hurt, never helps?
This poll is closed.
Yes
37.50%
 3 37.50%
No
37.50%
 3 37.50%
Other (specify)
12.50%
 1 12.50%
Fuck polls. Pollls only hurt, never help.
12.50%
 1 12.50%
Total 8 vote(s) 100%
* You voted for this item. [Show Results]

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Pride (In The Name Of)
Belacqua Offline
Senior Member
****
Religious Views: Um...
Posts: 4785
Threads: 13
Joined: September 27, 2018
Reputation: 16
#6
RE: Pride (In The Name Of)
July 19, 2022 at 4:03 pm (This post was last modified: July 19, 2022 at 4:03 pm by Belacqua.)
(July 19, 2022 at 1:12 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Does pride always hurt, and never helps?

There are different ways of defining pride. 

People who say "pride is a sin" (e.g. Dante) define pride as an over-evaluation of one's own status or abilities. This leads people to think they are better or more deserving than they are. 

This kind of pride enables the other sins. So if you feel you deserve a better life than your neighbors, just because you're you, it makes you envious.

Today it's mostly defined differently. If it's feeling realistically pleased at genuine accomplishments, surely that's fine.
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Philosophy v
Pride (In The Name Of)

Messages In This Thread
Pride (In The Name Of) - by Angrboda - July 19, 2022 at 1:12 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by Pat Mustard - July 19, 2022 at 1:25 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by Mathew23 - September 6, 2022 at 3:08 am
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 1:50 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by tackattack - July 19, 2022 at 2:04 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 19, 2022 at 3:43 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by Belacqua - July 19, 2022 at 4:03 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2022 at 4:39 pm
RE: Pride (In The Name Of) - by Paraselene - September 6, 2022 at 4:00 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Name one objectively bad person ErGingerbreadMandude 57 19408 October 16, 2017 at 3:47 am
Last Post: Ignorant
  Name 1 Something that You are Sure of Walking Void 59 15595 July 27, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Last Post: Zen Badger



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)