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[seanfingh]

 

Riveting stuff.

[slym2none]

Need a larger tub of popcorn...

 

 

 

 

-slym

[Vikingreed]

I've noticed X-Factor 24 (1st Archangel) has had a nice spike since the Apocalypse movie announcement. 9.8s are going for $200 as compared to $160 before the announcement. There's not too many of them in the census.

 

I love this book...

[divad]

Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Well, there certainly is no shortage of that around here. But, it is truly a sign of immaturity.

 

I agree, but not in the sense you mean. Age only teaches one to mask it, not resolve it.

 

There's even a phrase to describe that: false humility. It's just theatre. It is self-seeking and self-serving. In that respect, nearly everyone lacks that maturity.

 

Genuine humility, that is, seeking and doing good for others with no expectation of anything in return, or more, to one's personal detriment, is exceedingly rare, and impossible to achieve on one's own.

 

Those who think they possess genuine humility almost without fail do not. And those who appear to BE the most humble are usually the most prideful of all. The genuinely humble are almost always overlooked in this world.

 

Wow, given every chance to be humble, and all you can do is pontificate. Your evangelism is what knows no bounds - you will never be "overlooked".

[jaeldubyoo]

I think an over-inflated sense of your importance in the world is really just standard operating procedure for the vast majority of humanity.

 

Not really, for anyone over 40. It's called humility.

 

I disagree with you entirely. Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Nearly every religion on earth calls pride the ultimate problem of humanity, and rightfully so...age may teach one to mask it, but hardly resolve it.

 

It takes power outside yourself to realize exactly where you stand in the order of things. No one reaches that place on their own.

 

All it really takes for this is to have a family.

 

I will politely agree to disagree.

 

Let me guess-you've never been married or had kids. My wife and daughter are my "reality check." They can humble me like no others. When I screw up, they let me know in no uncertain terms that I messed up. I find that people who live alone often do not have anybody to give them an honest opinion of how they're doing. Or maybe they don't care because they think they are right and everybody else is wrong.

[fastballspecial]

I think an over-inflated sense of your importance in the world is really just standard operating procedure for the vast majority of humanity.

 

Not really, for anyone over 40. It's called humility.

 

I disagree with you entirely. Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Nearly every religion on earth calls pride the ultimate problem of humanity, and rightfully so...age may teach one to mask it, but hardly resolve it.

 

It takes power outside yourself to realize exactly where you stand in the order of things. No one reaches that place on their own.

 

All it really takes for this is to have a family.

 

I will politely agree to disagree.

 

Let me guess-you've never been married or had kids. My wife and daughter are my "reality check." They can humble me like no others. When I screw up, they let me know in no uncertain terms that I messed up. I find that people who live alone often do not have anybody to give them an honest opinion of how they're doing. Or maybe they don't care because they think they are right and everybody else is wrong.

 

+1

 

You see in society alot in general.

 

[STORMSHADOW_80]

Me too! :-)

[divad]

I've noticed X-Factor 24 (1st Archangel) has had a nice spike since the Apocalypse movie announcement. 9.8s are going for $200 as compared to $160 before the announcement. There's not too many of them in the census.

 

I love this book...

 

Why? Please elaborate . . .

[STORMSHADOW_80]

Archangel is one of my favorites!!!

[divad]

Archangel is one of my favorites!!!

Why?

[whetteon]

I've noticed X-Factor 24 (1st Archangel) has had a nice spike since the Apocalypse movie announcement. 9.8s are going for $200 as compared to $160 before the announcement. There's not too many of them in the census.

 

I love this book...

 

No one is talking about comics in here.. Shoo! Shoo! Go away.

[RockMyAmadeus]

I think an over-inflated sense of your importance in the world is really just standard operating procedure for the vast majority of humanity.

 

Not really, for anyone over 40. It's called humility.

 

I disagree with you entirely. Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Nearly every religion on earth calls pride the ultimate problem of humanity, and rightfully so...age may teach one to mask it, but hardly resolve it.

 

It takes power outside yourself to realize exactly where you stand in the order of things. No one reaches that place on their own.

 

All it really takes for this is to have a family.

 

I will politely agree to disagree.

 

Let me guess-you've never been married or had kids. My wife and daughter are my "reality check." They can humble me like no others. When I screw up, they let me know in no uncertain terms that I messed up. I find that people who live alone often do not have anybody to give them an honest opinion of how they're doing. Or maybe they don't care because they think they are right and everybody else is wrong.

 

To boil it down to simply "being married and having kids" is a gross, broad oversimplification. You've made several broad assumptions that are easily disproved.

 

There are multitudes of people who are married with children who think they are the center of the universe, despite that spouse and child(ren). And I don't mean in the sense of criminality, though there certainly is that. There are, for example, "stage moms", who force their children to do things they either failed at themselves, or were not allowed to do, or simply because they miss their own glory days. There are people who have children merely as accessories, to brighten up their holiday cards. There are people who have children so that they, themselves, will have someone to care for them in their old age. There are people who get married because they, themselves, don't want to be lonely. There are people who get married because they are horny. There are people who get married so they can be secure.

 

All of these things, and many, many more, aren't all necessarily bad things, but they ARE self-serving. You give to get. They are selfish, because humanity is selfish.

 

And of course, there's a difference between being humiliated and being humbled. But both are useless if they don't lead to correction.

 

There are, on the other hand, people...very, very few....(and probably none on this entire board) who "live alone", whose very lives are a shining example of giving, and genuine giving, not giving to receive, which is what nearly everyone else does, whether they know it or not. They give without fanfare, without trumpets, without even letting their left hand know what their right hand is doing. That is real humility.

 

And very, very, VERY few people possess it. And it certainly has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with being married and having kids. When I said it takes a power outside of themselves, I do not mean "other people", whether they are your wife, your children, your parents, or anyone else.

[Bosco685]

[RockMyAmadeus]

Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Well, there certainly is no shortage of that around here. But, it is truly a sign of immaturity.

 

I agree, but not in the sense you mean. Age only teaches one to mask it, not resolve it.

 

There's even a phrase to describe that: false humility. It's just theatre. It is self-seeking and self-serving. In that respect, nearly everyone lacks that maturity.

 

Genuine humility, that is, seeking and doing good for others with no expectation of anything in return, or more, to one's personal detriment, is exceedingly rare, and impossible to achieve on one's own.

 

Those who think they possess genuine humility almost without fail do not. And those who appear to BE the most humble are usually the most prideful of all. The genuinely humble are almost always overlooked in this world.

 

Wow, given every chance to be humble, and all you can do is pontificate. Your evangelism is what knows no bounds - you will never be "overlooked".

 

Instead of insulting me, why not tell me where you disagree...?

 

Or, do you insult because you can find no fault with the position?

 

I didn't invent any of this. I only say what I have been taught.

[Bosco685]

I've noticed X-Factor 24 (1st Archangel) has had a nice spike since the Apocalypse movie announcement. 9.8s are going for $200 as compared to $160 before the announcement. There's not too many of them in the census.

 

I love this book...

 

The early X-Factor books are fun. Especially the Avengers-Fantastic Four introduction issues leading up to X-Factor #1.

[RockMyAmadeus]

I think an over-inflated sense of your importance in the world is really just standard operating procedure for the vast majority of humanity.

 

Not really, and it's actually a symptom of the psychotic and maladjusted. One outcome is megalomania, but there are many others, depending on how out of the touch the person is with their own abilities vs. their perceived ego.

 

Self-awareness is the true judge of a person's character and intelligence.

 

You have a very, very odd definition for what is "psychotic and maladjusted."

 

You, yourself, have an overinflated sense of your importance on this board, by the way you dismiss out of hand and insult those who disagree with you, for doing nothing but disagreeing with you. By your definition, are you not therefore psychotic and maladjusted?

 

Prisons are filled with people who are perfectly aware of themselves, and do not care.

 

Self-awareness has nothing to do with a person's character. Character is determined by choice. "What you do when no one is looking."

 

Do you and divad think it's just a mistake that nearly every world religion lists "pride" as the number one problem of humanity...?

[divad]

Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Well, there certainly is no shortage of that around here. But, it is truly a sign of immaturity.

 

I agree, but not in the sense you mean. Age only teaches one to mask it, not resolve it.

 

There's even a phrase to describe that: false humility. It's just theatre. It is self-seeking and self-serving. In that respect, nearly everyone lacks that maturity.

 

Genuine humility, that is, seeking and doing good for others with no expectation of anything in return, or more, to one's personal detriment, is exceedingly rare, and impossible to achieve on one's own.

 

Those who think they possess genuine humility almost without fail do not. And those who appear to BE the most humble are usually the most prideful of all. The genuinely humble are almost always overlooked in this world.

 

Wow, given every chance to be humble, and all you can do is pontificate. Your evangelism is what knows no bounds - you will never be "overlooked".

 

Instead of insulting me, why not tell me where you disagree...?

 

Or, do you insult because you can find no fault with the position?

 

I didn't invent any of this. I only say what I have been taught.

 

There was no insult there, just an observation.

Is being a victim your fall back position?

I've already expressed my opinion (and many agreed). Now, let's get back to books.

[divad]

I think an over-inflated sense of your importance in the world is really just standard operating procedure for the vast majority of humanity.

 

Not really, for anyone over 40. It's called humility.

 

I disagree with you entirely. Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Nearly every religion on earth calls pride the ultimate problem of humanity, and rightfully so...age may teach one to mask it, but hardly resolve it.

 

It takes power outside yourself to realize exactly where you stand in the order of things. No one reaches that place on their own.

 

All it really takes for this is to have a family.

 

I will politely agree to disagree.

 

Let me guess-you've never been married or had kids. My wife and daughter are my "reality check." They can humble me like no others. When I screw up, they let me know in no uncertain terms that I messed up. I find that people who live alone often do not have anybody to give them an honest opinion of how they're doing. Or maybe they don't care because they think they are right and everybody else is wrong.

 

To boil it down to simply "being married and having kids" is a gross, broad oversimplification. You've made several broad assumptions that are easily disproved.

 

There are multitudes of people who are married with children who think they are the center of the universe, despite that spouse and child(ren). And I don't mean in the sense of criminality, though there certainly is that. There are, for example, "stage moms", who force their children to do things they either failed at themselves, or were not allowed to do, or simply because they miss their own glory days. There are people who have children merely as accessories, to brighten up their holiday cards. There are people who have children so that they, themselves, will have someone to care for them in their old age. There are people who get married because they, themselves, don't want to be lonely. There are people who get married because they are horny. There are people who get married so they can be secure.

 

All of these things, and many, many more, aren't all necessarily bad things, but they ARE self-serving. You give to get. They are selfish, because humanity is selfish.

 

And of course, there's a difference between being humiliated and being humbled. But both are useless if they don't lead to correction.

 

There are, on the other hand, people...very, very few....(and probably none on this entire board) who "live alone", whose very lives are a shining example of giving, and genuine giving, not giving to receive, which is what nearly everyone else does, whether they know it or not. They give without fanfare, without trumpets, without even letting their left hand know what their right hand is doing. That is real humility.

 

And very, very, VERY few people possess it. And it certainly has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with being married and having kids. When I said it takes a power outside of themselves, I do not mean "other people", whether they are your wife, your children, your parents, or anyone else.

 

So you're not married, and have no children. Answering a question without obfuscation is impossible for you.

[RockMyAmadeus]

Hubris knows no age limits, or any other limits.

 

Well, there certainly is no shortage of that around here. But, it is truly a sign of immaturity.

 

I agree, but not in the sense you mean. Age only teaches one to mask it, not resolve it.

 

There's even a phrase to describe that: false humility. It's just theatre. It is self-seeking and self-serving. In that respect, nearly everyone lacks that maturity.

 

Genuine humility, that is, seeking and doing good for others with no expectation of anything in return, or more, to one's personal detriment, is exceedingly rare, and impossible to achieve on one's own.

 

Those who think they possess genuine humility almost without fail do not. And those who appear to BE the most humble are usually the most prideful of all. The genuinely humble are almost always overlooked in this world.

 

Wow, given every chance to be humble, and all you can do is pontificate. Your evangelism is what knows no bounds - you will never be "overlooked".

 

Instead of insulting me, why not tell me where you disagree...?

 

Or, do you insult because you can find no fault with the position?

 

I didn't invent any of this. I only say what I have been taught.

 

There was no insult there, just an observation.

Is being a victim your fall back position?

I've already expressed my opinion (and many agreed). Now, let's get back to books.

 

 

You didn't answer my question. And "pontificate" is not a net neutral word, which you already know.

 

Ok, divad, my mistake for trying to engage you in a philosophical discussion.

 

My apologies.

 

[divad]

You're forgiven

 

Btw, I don't even think you realize you were talking to two different people.