Morality-forming in the Age of Conscience

[donfriesen1]

Spiritual narcissism is viewed as moral failure.

Narcissism is a word which had not been a large part of my vocabulary or understanding. So I read: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-...eir%20mistakes.

1. Acting superior
2. Lack of empathy
3. Religious knowledge used to manipulate
4. Spiritually critical degradation of others
5. Validation seeking methods
6. Lacking ownership responsibilities
7. Negating negatives, accentuating only positives

Activities a narcissist is involved in:
1. Attention seeking
2. Spiritual superiority attitudes
3. Placement of their beliefs without consent
4. Spirituality for materialistic gain
5. Manipulation, ie use of shame
6. Spiritual involvement for ignoring issues
7. Large feelings of self-importance

Whether the author compiled it from their experience or their education, or both, it shows they would make use of subjective evaluation when describing someone as a narcissist. It is Man-made. For, God has given no definition of Narcissism, though explaining it in other ways, including examples.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend. Any called a narcissist should examine themselves, especially if from a friend. The most effective is from a friend.

Labelling someone as such involves subjective assessment of those who hold such characteristics. It is also true that these attributes are held by most everyone to varying degrees at various times.

Those making an assessment would need to be trained, if making quick evaluations. It is that or they must draw conclusions from repeated examples of behaviour, or do both, in order for it to be accurate.

No doubt, having only one or two of the above qualities would not result in being assessed as a spiritual narcissist. Repeated occurrences of seeing a majority of traits would be needed to result in one being accurately thought of as a spiritual narcissist.

Anyone calling someone down on first meeting, using this label, would then only be name calling, when long term displays of the majorities of traits are not known to them.