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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
It appears to me that my decade of staunch atheism has instilled in me an ego so vast that I may never again be capable of spiritual/psychological humility. I don't consider this a good thing, in part because I think that the decisions I make in life would be healthier for me if I believed myself accountable to a higher moral code.
There's healthy ego and there's taking it too far.
Learning that the struggle to understand your inner moral code is the same, no matter your religious views, is part of growing up, IMO.
As such, all of us are on equal footing. All of our moral codes are driven by our own understanding and commitment to be moral, whatever the motivation, religious or otherwise.
My point is: there is only your moral code. There can be none higher than your own sense of what is right, what is best, and your commitment to follow a path directed by these, no matter the inconvenience.
If you choose to characterize your inner dialogue on this subject as a conversation with God, that's fine. I choose to characterize all of the voices in my head as me. I don't believe there's any more to it than that.
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