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Selfishness Is Unnecessary?

Systems theory = study of “systems,” also known as, “a cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components. >> mindset or a personality trait or compulsion

selfishness > anagrammed into ‘fleshes sins’ and ‘self shiness’, shiness meaning either as in shiny or another version of shyness => Selfishness can be making one’s self shine at the expense of others = unnecessary.

selfishness = how we won’t share our power

selfishness = unrationalisable as mandated by survival + accompanied by anxiety and distress + subset of our inborn competitiveness?

Jesus = really good at dealing with our scarcity mentality and healing what ails us.

Adam and Eve decided they were deprived.

Cain murder his own brother feeling deprived of God’s favour or left out or not number one.

False belief that there just wasn’t enough of God’s goodness for the both of them => Sin

Indulgent living, gluttony, too much good food, too much sugar, too much alcohol, too much comfort, too many drugs, too much government, too much access to medical care…. Simply too much => threat > false mindset of scarcity.

To master desires.

Christianity provides advice for dealing subset of our inborn competitiveness?

In the replies to the article we clearly can see how selfishness has entered in the life of many and how people do not understand that sinning is just another word for doing wrong. The atheist Ark who at other websites also heavily reacts against believers in God does not seem to see that she also can do wrong things. He is convinced he can not sin. This South African atheist writes:

 

I don’t have ‘sins’, which are a religious construct that means any transgression against your god,Yahweh.
And of course, as an atheist, I have no belief in the Canaanite deity you worship. {Selfishness Is Unnecessary?}

In our world, it is possible that this attitude of self-importance that one cannot do wrong is precisely the major problem for our society. The egotism of many makes that they have no eye or feeling for others, and that they do not care how things may go with those others. Christians in particular are a thorn in the side of many atheists, mostly because they are so frustrated that those Christians seem to have something that they cannot have. This is why they tend to go on about it so much, on their websites and react so violently to Christians’ websites, instead of spending their time more meaningfully.

Mr. Ark even goes so far to say:

the only truth I am interested in is ensuring I empty my bladder. {Selfishness Is Unnecessary?}

This gives an idea of how far some atheist may think in their way of life and what is of their interest.

He is right in telling:

you die, you’re dead. If you’re lucky you might become good compost. {Selfishness Is Unnecessary

But forgets that there is much more to life than just living it unto death comes over a person. The way one lives is the most important. For many atheists it does not seem at all important to consider people around as long as one can build the best for one self. It is that selfishness that is destroying the world. It is by that selfish attitude that we have a global warming, most atheist would deny. That is also why we see so much cruelty against animals. Because of the egoism that prevails in our world with the drive to acquire ever more wealth, the quality of life of others is harmed and fights arise that cost human lives….