(April 14, 2015 at 10:48 am)One Above All Wrote: Do you know what self-esteem is? It's not something you have that stays at roughly the same level throughout your life. It changes, based on your perception of yourself.Yep.
Quote:And your perception of yourself can be and is affected by the way (you think) others perceive you.Only if you already have a low perception of yourself.
Quote:If you were prohibited from performing any services whatsoever, how could you believe you were useful in any way? If you were deemed so unclean that the very idea of accepting your money for a service - a service given to others for the same amount of money - is abhorrent, how could you have any self-esteem?I've been hanging out at atheist forums for 15 years. Still here. Still think I'm right, even though people routinely insult me. Doesn't bother me, because I have high self esteem.
If you don't believe this to be true, come live with me for a month. See how long it takes you to break.