the harder we fall - 3396

"Sins can be such fun.

Of the seven supposedly deadly ones,

only envy does not give the sinner at least momentary pleasure.

And an eighth, schadenfreude — enjoyment of other persons'

misfortunes — is almost the national pastime."
Link: The economics of baseball — George Will

Posted October 15, 2006.
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Today I was forced once again to see evil.

 

When would anyone find pleasure
in the pain of another?

if it is deserved?

..is this Justice?

 

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When people around us falter, the theory goes,

we often look better to ourselves.  ... 

part of the pleasure of watching others fail / fall

is the chance it gives people to feel morally superior.

Sorrow So Sweet: A Guilty Pleasure In Another's Woe
Published: August 24, 2002

 

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Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure;

I am clean and without sin"?

 

Romans 11:32 For God has bound all men over to

disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

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Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture declares that the whole

world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised,

being given through faith in Jesus Christ,

might be given to those who believe.

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Leon FestingerLeon Festinger (pronounced Feh-sting-er) (New York City, May 8, 1919 – New York City, February 11, 1989), was an American social psychologist, responsible for the development of the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, Social comparison theory, and the discovery of the role of propinquity in the formation of social ties as well as other contributions to the study of social networks.

Festinger is perhaps best known for the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, which suggests that inconsistency among beliefs and behaviors will cause an uncomfortable psychological tension. This will lead people to change their beliefs to fit their actual behavior, rather than the other way around, as popular wisdom may suggest.[1]

Festinger was also responsible for Social Comparison Theory, which examines how people evaluate their own opinions and desires by comparing themselves with others, and how groups exert pressures on individuals to conform with group norms and goals.[2][3]

Festinger also made important contributions to social network theory. Studying the formation of social ties, such as the choice of friends among college freshmen housed in dorms, Festinger (together with Stanley Schachter and Kurt Back) showed how the formation of ties was predicted by propinquity, the physical proximity between people, and not just by similar tastes or beliefs, as laymen tend to believe. That is, people simply tend to befriend their neighbors.[4].

Earlier in his career, Festinger explored the various forms that social groups can take [5][6] and showed, together with Schachter and Back [7], "how norms are clearer, more firmly held and easier to enforce the more dense a social network is."
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GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Each of you must examine your own actions. Then you can be proud of your own accomplishments without comparing yourself to others.