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   masterskrain said, 5 months ago

   Guardian Angel does NOT like competition.
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   dkendraf said, 5 months ago

   @masterskrain

   I’d bet that’s it because there’s nothing wrong with a little pride in his work.
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   pschearer said, 5 months ago

   Christianity makes pride a sin and humility a virtue. How many accomplishments, how many victories, how many triumphs were killed in the cradle because of that belief?
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   Ken in Ohio said, 5 months ago

   @pschearer

   You’re talking about false humility, which is just as bad as the wrong kind of pride. There is nothing wrong with knowing you are skilled at something. Just be sure to remember that it is God who created you with the talents that you have.
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   Teresa said, 5 months ago

   @Ken in Ohio

   God also created the subject of the artwork. If Pasquale behaved like his cousin, Clem, about this, I’d agree with the Guardian Angel’s point of view!
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   phritzg said, 5 months ago

   It doesn’t matter how you believe you got here, it’s what you try to do with your abilities and talents that matters. Not everyone needs a supernatural explanation of existence to be motivated or to follow the golden rule.
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   pschearer said, 5 months ago

   @phritzg

   And why is the Golden Rule so admirable? It is just an attempt to sugar-coat the fact that Christianity’s morality wants you to give away all your possessions, live to serve the poor, and die in poverty—either that or live in guilt and give away all your money when you die.
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   Puddleglum2 said, 5 months ago

   @phritzg,
   For what purpose and to what end?
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   PatchworkDoll said, 5 months ago

   Anyone should be happy to receive such compliments—telling your closest friend about them is hardly bragging. Friends should be happy that you are happy and doing well. Being proud of your work and being happy about a teacher appreciating what you’ve done is nowhere near the same thing as bragging. :/ I’m all for teaching against bragging, but this was a bad way to do it. :/
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    chayasnana said, 5 months ago

    It is not necessary to have a god to please in order to have a moral sense, a knowledge of right and wrong. Animals help each other.
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    msowards said, 5 months ago

    @pschearer

    I guess that’s better than a religion making violence a virtue. But really, you are using a simplified understanding; it’s excessive pride that is a sin. There’s nothing wrong or sinful about taking pride in a job well done.
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    msowards said, 5 months ago

    Really, what I see in today’s strip is a jealous guardian angel.
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    wakeangel2001 said, 5 months ago

    …that was prideful yes, but in my opinion FAR short of bragging. Angel comes off as a douche here.
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    Chikuku said, 5 months ago

    Pasquale, you get the sprints, the lecture, and a spanking. Well, maybe not the spanking.
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    Elderflower said, 5 months ago

    @pschearer

    The Golden Rule that I am familiar with is “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you” – nothing about living in poverty, and, by the way, it is a sentiment reflected by many of the major religions.
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