Comments on: Are The Self-Righteous Righteous?

By: SEYFETTİN

SEYFETTİN — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:25:05 +0000

The Myth of Self Reinvention…

“Self-reinvention is merely self-deception.”……

By: sharon jones

sharon jones — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:55:10 +0000

i have an aqaintencehow thinks she knows everything their is to know But no, she is very slow on just regular stuff like reading writing etc. So all i am saying is that she trys to she presents herself as knowing a lot about the bible none of us can know page to page of the bible words and mysteries of God who createdthe world and all thats in amen.

By: Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:35:46 +0000

I’d appreciate feedback on this example:
How about the self-righteous person who feels they have strong morals and profess a strong faith in God, yet they’re unable to speak directly to a coworker they detest? I wonder how self-righteous anyone can be when they don’t have the courage to deal directly with those they oppose but prefer to spread negative comments about them to unknowing outsiders?

By: Denise M.

Denise M. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:15:32 +0000

Two comments on those cheating on tests being self defined as moral:
First, someone who’s going to cheat on a test will be deceptive in an interview.
Second, many define ethics by two methods, what’s right and wrong in the abstract and then, a second definition, when it’s beneficial to redefine wrong as right if it’s in one’s favor.

By: Kellevision

Kellevision — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:05:21 +0000

Self Righteousness

The Overcoming Bias site has posted an interesting article on Self Righteousness. They make several interesting points:

By: Doug S.

Doug S. — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:17:34 +0000

I found a news article that is relevant to this post.

By: Samir Nurmohamed

Samir Nurmohamed — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:24:38 +0000

Thanks for the link on the ‘Ego Biases’ article – I’d love to see more on this subject.

By: Skyfort

Skyfort — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:43:28 +0000

As to the original question, it does depend on if you’re talking RELATIVE righteousness or ABSOLUTE righteousness. (In neither case will humility deny the obvious).

By: Skyfort

Skyfort — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:38:00 +0000

“For example, if you believe reasonably that many people in class cheat successfully, and beat you for a spot in a university, wouldn’t it be reasonable to consider cheating? Otherwise non-cheaters fall and cheaters rise.”

And if you become one more cheater-on-the-rise, how does that keep non-cheaters from falling? You’ve only become what you wanted to overcome.

By: outeast

outeast — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:59:52 +0000

A propos of Laura’s comment, my SOED (consistent with my own usage of the expression, and with the claim that this is a negatiove trait) defines ‘self-righteous’ as excessively conscious of or insistent on one’s own righteosness.