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Originally Posted by skysblue
I think I need to disagree. Sure, there are situations in which people are told they are certain things and it's not true. So, yeah, that happens.
I'm talking about self-realized, self-acknowledged character weaknesses. And of course, there IS an emotional reaction to them also, in my case. But the emotional reaction is NOT the flaw.
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I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with taking a moral inventory, and being honest with ourselves. I'm inclined to sloth and self absorption. And a bit to self indulgence. I fight the first two, but not the last so much.
I think I just disagree that inclinations make up who we are. They're more the potential of who we are. It's our choices that determine who we are. You can choose to fight the inclinations if fighting them is important to you. Or not fighting them if it isn't. It would be a sad world if there was no possibility of will overcoming inclination.