Humanities fight with solipsism.
In my opinion the greatest threat to the human race is solipsism - or I AM. The theory and practice that there is nothing but "I" is wiping out everything else. Friendship, relationship, romance, family, religion, faith etc. etc. are meaningless to solipsism. They are just trappings of the human ego.
God vanishes and is replaced by "I". Others vanish and are replaced by "I". The world vanishes and is replaced by "I". It is like the universal "I" is a huge void which sucks everything else into itself and consumes it.
With no love of others and God the "I" runs rampant - its deathly silence spells certain death to one and all. I'm not joking. There is nothing more destructive or dangerous than I AM.
The *only* thing that the "I" is aware of is itself. By definition. "I" means ME and only ME - nothing else.
Hence I renounce I AM and believe in God, others, life and the world. If you want to end up being nothing but I AM than fine; go for it. But its not for me.
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The Humility, the Pride and the Humiliation.
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