What purpose does vanity serve?

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Answer 1

Selfishness.
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Answer 2

An excellent question! I have gathered that vanity is not the same as conceit. Conceit according to my def. is believing that you are the ****. So to speak. Vanity is worrying that you're not, and trying to be sure that you are. Not wanting to allow yourself to be seen in a less than flattering light.

Vanity at least allows room for growth. If you believe you are perfect, why would you want to change?

Vanity also makes the world a prettier place. Not that looking good is of the utmost importance, I think we'd all rather look at attractive people. That doesn't have to mean beautiful externally - it can be nothing more than simply well groomed.

Naturally you shouldn't take these to extremes.

But my ultimate answer is that vanity does serve a purpose - it makes us strive to look better. Again, I don't want to sound shallow (lol - a bit of vanity there I guess), but it is of some importance even if it's not a number one priority.

EDIT: LOL - I just refinished and restained my "sinful device" which is a family heirloom. Was I sanding evil itself? *chuckle*

Answer 3

A certain amount of vanity is a good thing, I don't want to have to look at and be surrounded by a whole bunch of slobs who have totally let themselves go thank you, that goes for men and women...and don't ever believe that women are any more vain then men, it just manifests in different ways.
Most people who might appear to be very vain...always in front of the mirror etc are probably doing that because they are full of self doubt and insecurities about themselves...true vanity may be thinking you are god's gift just any way you come out of the shower, that's most guys.

Answer 4

Now, this is just me, what I think.

But I think it serves the same purpose as religion.

The expeirement I do is in my head. I can't really test it.

Let's say Caveman A is defending his tribe from a Saber Tooth. He has no religous beleif. He's really scared. The tiger attacks, and he's too scared to do anything.

Alternate ending:

Let's say Caveman B is defending his tribe from a Saber Tooth. He has some religous beleif. He knows god is on his side, and he's not scared. The tiger attacks, and he whomps it on the head. He owes it to god.

Now how did that happen? Caveman B knew that god was on his side. True or not, that gives a key variable: confidence. "What the human mind can conceive and beleive, it will acheive"-Can't remember his name.
Caveman A didn't have confidence. He KNEW he was gonna' die. But not for the reason he thought. He could have, but he chose not too. This plays a key role in evolution.

It has no purpose in todays society, except for a hot debate topic.

I beleive it is the same with Vanity.

Caveman A doesn't think much of himself. He knows he's stupid and weak and totally useless. He doesn't beleive that he could defend his tribe.

Caveman B is very vane. He's too beautiful to lose. He's too strong. Too awesome. And that gives him confidence.

It doesn't serve much of a role today, except as a smudge in your personality.

Answer 5

Vanity serves itself

Answer 6

it makes the ego stronger...yet i have to say that i love that marrianne williamson quote about being fabulous-

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

i suppose this is not vanity, but true unconditional Love, starting with the self

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Answer 7

I have often wondered what purpose a vanity unit serves .
Is not vanity a sin ? Is a vanity unit a sinful device ?

Answer 8

Vanity doesn't serve a higher purpose. Vanity serves oneself.

Answer 9

Vanity is self-serving as are people who are full of it.

Good question.

Answer 10

It intensifies suffering on the path of the ego, which eventually leads to the dissolution of the ego.

Answer 11

None, it's just shows how ignorant and shallow a person can be. You are to love Jesus more than yourself.