Allie Beth Stuckey
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If I'm drawing a picture of New York City, first of all, it's gonna be really bad because I'm not an artist. Versus an artist who drew a picture of New York City, someone would be able to tell you that this is closer to the real New York. My rendering of New York is not just as accurate as someone else's rendering of New York.
Someone who has seen New York can tell you this is what Times Square looks like, this drawing, and this drawing is further away. And morality is the same way. There may be some debate when it comes to the depictions of New York that are actually closer to what it actually looks like. But there is no debate that that really exists and that some renderings are closer than others.
Someone who has seen New York can tell you this is what Times Square looks like, this drawing, and this drawing is further away. And morality is the same way. There may be some debate when it comes to the depictions of New York that are actually closer to what it actually looks like. But there is no debate that that really exists and that some renderings are closer than others.
And the second thing that he points out that has been so helpful for me is that no one is a moral relativist when it comes to themselves. You might say, oh, you know, every culture has a different set of rules that's just as good as another. But if someone steals from you or if someone assaults you, all of a sudden a person becomes a moral absolutist.
And the second thing that he points out that has been so helpful for me is that no one is a moral relativist when it comes to themselves. You might say, oh, you know, every culture has a different set of rules that's just as good as another. But if someone steals from you or if someone assaults you, all of a sudden a person becomes a moral absolutist.
No one who has been assaulted themselves, been violated, been stolen from says, well, that person probably believed that was fine and it's okay. No, you're looking for vengeance. You're looking for justice. You're looking for some kind of recompense because they have violated you.
No one who has been assaulted themselves, been violated, been stolen from says, well, that person probably believed that was fine and it's okay. No, you're looking for vengeance. You're looking for justice. You're looking for some kind of recompense because they have violated you.
So really at the end of the day, we all need to acknowledge that moral objectivity exists and we at the very least have to strive together to get as close to that as possible.
So really at the end of the day, we all need to acknowledge that moral objectivity exists and we at the very least have to strive together to get as close to that as possible.
Yes, I am.
Yes, I am.
Yes, my other book, You're Not Enough and That's Okay. And both of these titles, I haven't meant for them to be jarring, honestly, but I write to a mostly female audience and I guess they have been for some people, but I'm glad for that because I think it's caught the attention of the people that I'm trying to talk to. And basically what I argue is that this book
Yes, my other book, You're Not Enough and That's Okay. And both of these titles, I haven't meant for them to be jarring, honestly, but I write to a mostly female audience and I guess they have been for some people, but I'm glad for that because I think it's caught the attention of the people that I'm trying to talk to. And basically what I argue is that this book
industry of self-love is, it's very contradictory. And while these people are simultaneously telling you that you are perfect and enough the way you are, they are also trying to sell you their latest program that's going to make you even more perfect and more enough. And it starts with this lie that women in particular have this inner goddess and she was perfect basically when we were born.
industry of self-love is, it's very contradictory. And while these people are simultaneously telling you that you are perfect and enough the way you are, they are also trying to sell you their latest program that's going to make you even more perfect and more enough. And it starts with this lie that women in particular have this inner goddess and she was perfect basically when we were born.
But as soon as we entered earth side, it was marred and it was suppressed by the patriarchy or by capitalism or by your toxic mom or by all of these unrealistic expectations and unfair standards and society and boyfriends and all of this different stuff. And so It's really a form of trendy narcissism.
But as soon as we entered earth side, it was marred and it was suppressed by the patriarchy or by capitalism or by your toxic mom or by all of these unrealistic expectations and unfair standards and society and boyfriends and all of this different stuff. And so It's really a form of trendy narcissism.
It encourages women to find and release that inner goddess through a journey of self-love and self-fulfillment. And once you really put yourself first and you throw off anyone and anything that gets in your way, then you will finally and fully be happy. But most of the people propagating this message are not happy. Most of them do not have whole and healthy relationships.
It encourages women to find and release that inner goddess through a journey of self-love and self-fulfillment. And once you really put yourself first and you throw off anyone and anything that gets in your way, then you will finally and fully be happy. But most of the people propagating this message are not happy. Most of them do not have whole and healthy relationships.
Most of them are also looking for their next fix. So either you really are enough and sufficient completely by yourself or you need their books and your programs, but it can't be both. And basically my premise is that the self can't be the problem and the solution. If inside yourself, you are finding all of these issues, all these things that you lack,