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The Importance of Humility in the Face of the Given

The ethic of giftedness can be supported by various religious views that see God as the giver. But it is not the only way of making sense of the idea of giftedness, he says. It points to the moral importance of a certain attitude of restraint, even humility in the face of what's been given to us. "It's morally redeeming and morally important that we aren't morally responsible for everything about us"

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