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Originally Posted by Vulcan
You say none of us live up to our ideals and plenty fail miserably. It sounds to me like you are preaching and trying to lay on a guilt trip. If not, my apologies but the churches love in, with preaching sin, gets me to change the channel or what ever's appropriate. I don't need it and I don't like it.
As a person I know said, "I've never been to church so I've never sinned".
I like to think that everyone has a small part of god within them and if we can recognize it, we'd need a lot fewer laws and government intrusions. This is at odds with your idea of 'who we are'.
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I think everybody has a moral standard and the complete realization of that standard would be purity. I believe everyone fails to live up to the ideals that they see as being the perfect man/woman. Some lower there standard in order to convince themselves that they are good. These people are lying to themselves. Others give up trying and live as failures in their own eyes. It's amazing how much self pity a person can generate.
I think the best way to live is to recognize your own short comings(sins) and strive to be better. Don't expect to succeed but, find satisfaction in your successes along the way. I'm not a super hero but, I'm not a complete failure either.