21 levels of Self-Deception: THIRD EDITION by Tom Wallace - HTML preview

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Conferring equal value on ourselves and others then seems like a very reasonable rationalisation under such circumstances.

The assumption of intrinsic value then becomes the basis for all our action in the world. It might just more generally be called our response to beauty as beauty is the supreme value from which all other values are derived. Correct valuing — a creative response to beauty — is the currency of our economy of grace. The three graces, in Greek mythology, are beauty, restraint and pleasure. The creativity comes from beyond ourselves — it is grace made manifest in the world through us.

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