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Wounded Bear

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9. The Greek ideas of what 'virtue' was is different than our modern concepts...

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2019, 09:59 PM

Nov 2019

As has been explained above, "pride" was more about actual accomplishments.

What the Christians see as "bad" pride the Greeks called hubris, which is more accurately described as taking on god-like affectations.

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13 Virtues [View all] Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 OP

oh my, handmade34 Nov 2019 #1

Contrastic Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #5

Interesting that pride is listed here as a virtue, smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #2

To my understanding, it's FALSE PRIDE that is sinful. Genuine/valid pride is not. Besides, abqtommy Nov 2019 #3

I take it to mean things like pride in work well done, not in accomplishments or possessions. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #4

Guilty as charged. Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #6

God, that just makes me want to vomit. smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #7

Arc Vomit Kid Berwyn Dec 2019 #11

Yes but was the original author of these virtues Christian? uriel1972 Nov 2019 #8

The Greek ideas of what 'virtue' was is different than our modern concepts... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #9

Yes, that makes sense. smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #10