(October 25, 2012 at 11:12 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: But if it's a delusion, simply because it's emotionally driven, than belief in praise would be baseless, because it's not only emotionally driven, but emotion is a property of every instance of belief in praise. You feel every time you are praised yourself, a sense of love towards the self. That love is part of the belief.
I agree with most of what you said except about the 'ulitimate source of praise'. Praise is a concept that cannot exist independent of life. God is a being that (allegedly) exists no matter what. You cannot compare a concept to something that is said to have an actual physical existence as more than an idea. However, it is a valid comparison, because (and I know you will disagree with this) god is just another concept or idea.
