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How to maintain humility in groups focused on moral improvement

A group of us meets monthly to discuss ethical living and we've somehow created an atmosphere where admitting moral uncertainty or failure feels like weakness, so we all perform righteousness instead of exploring the genuine difficulty of living according to our values.

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A community pursuing virtue has inadvertently created conditions where moral perfectionism prevents the honest examination of ethical struggle.

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