tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post7854385796274563840..comments2024-03-28T00:47:48.409-07:00Comments on Lone Star Parson: Mark Of The Beast IILSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-18306333202645607412011-11-09T06:51:09.043-08:002011-11-09T06:51:09.043-08:00I couldn't agree more, GT.
But I'm surpri...I couldn't agree more, GT.<br /><br />But I'm surprised that you don't think 'inordinate love of self' leads to selfishness.<br /><br />I'd have thought that was self-evident. <br /><br />Very bad for the species.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-79215811241904348522011-11-09T02:12:13.145-08:002011-11-09T02:12:13.145-08:00No.
It's the other way around.
Pride comes f...No.<br /><br />It's the other way around.<br /><br />Pride comes from the selfishness.<br /> Especially given that we are both an individualistic AND a herd-co-operative species.<br /><br />Total disregard of others is really not a good idea.<br />It may temporarily benefit the individual (if they are able to get away with it from/in a position of power) but it acts to the detriment of the group/tribe/nation/humanity as a whole.<br />i.e. In evolutionary terms, it's a very bad thing, for the species.Greg Tingeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-23549327429641557032011-11-08T08:52:49.663-08:002011-11-08T08:52:49.663-08:00Alright there, GT.
It's good to know you'...Alright there, GT.<br /><br />It's good to know you're against that selfishness which flows from pride.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-13170508942819837162011-11-08T02:28:35.299-08:002011-11-08T02:28:35.299-08:00Ops thst should have been erm, MARK of course!
Sor...Ops thst should have been erm, MARK of course!<br />Sorry ......<br /><br />If you want a real "beast" as opposed to satan who is as mythical as god ...<br />Try a state leader who is totally selfish.<br />I always thought the cardinal sin, as defined by the churches was wrong.<br />it isn't Pride, it's Selfishness.<br /><br />"me to the complete exclusion of everyone and everything else."<br /><br />Gaddafi / S. Hussein / Stalin / Hitler / Pol Pot / Franco / St Dominic ... the list goes on and on I'm afraidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com