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When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge?
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RE: When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge?
I've long said that morality is totally subjective. What one person thinks is just fine, whether it be drinking a beer, having sex without being married, dancing, smoking weed, or whatever, there will always be someone out there who will think it's immoral even if it doesn't harm anyone.

I think where self-righteousness comes in is when the person who sees other activity as immoral revels in their smug, superior attitude that at least they don't participate in any of that "immoral behavior" and tend to preach to others who do about how immoral they are.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge? - by JollyForr - February 14, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge? - by Doubting Thomas - February 14, 2012 at 2:36 pm
RE: When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge? - by genkaus - February 14, 2012 at 2:40 pm
RE: When Does Self-Righteousness Emerge? - by Doubting Thomas - February 14, 2012 at 3:55 pm

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