14 Feb 18
Originally posted by @dj2beckerThe answer is in the post you are replying to.
Who do you think created each and every one of us?
Originally posted by @romans1009You're asking me your where does it come from question again. I already spoke previously about the evolutionary process as it pertains to both human nature and the human condition.
And you’re not at all curious about where this spirit came from (assuming you believe in the theory of evolution, how it is the product of an evolutionary process) and why this spirit is restricted to humans in your view?
Originally posted by @romans1009Because of the capacity and functionality of the human brain and the plethora of cultural products it has given rise to over millions of years as it has evolved and as human needs have become more complex and increasingly possible to cater to.
And you’re not at all curious about where this spirit came from (assuming you believe in the theory of evolution, how it is the product of an evolutionary process) and why this spirit is restricted to humans in your view?
Originally posted by @fmfNo, I’m asking you if you’re at all curious. Why do you consistently either misrepresent what I ask and say or misread what I ask and say?
You're asking me your where does it come from question again. I already spoke previously about the evolutionary process as it pertains to both human nature and the human condition.
Originally posted by @romans1009Send me a PM with the question "Are you at all curious?" in it.
No, I’m asking you if you’re at all curious. Why do you consistently either misrepresent what I ask and say or misread what I ask and say?
Originally posted by @fmfSo the spirit is the result of “a plethora of cultural products?”
Because of the capacity and functionality of the human brain and the plethora of cultural products it has given rise to over millions of years as it has evolved and as human needs have become more complex and increasingly possible to cater to.
Saying the Spirit is due to the “capacity and functionality of the human brain” really doesn’t answer the question. It basically just says our brains are big and complex.
14 Feb 18
Originally posted by @romans1009Just go back and read what my definition of the "spirit" is. If you personally cannot work out ~ from what I have written ~ what I think the relationship is between the plethora of cultural products resulting from human development and human endeavour, on one hand, and the human spirit as I have defined it, on the other, then I can live with that lack of understanding on your part.
So the spirit is the result of “a plethora of cultural products?”
14 Feb 18
Originally posted by @romans1009Our brains are big and complex and its functionality is what gives rise to the capacity for abstraction which in turn gives rise to things like religion and ideas like the existence of supernatural souls. This conjecture and contemplation, in harness with our unique personhoods, housed in our physical bodies, are, I believe, what our individual "spirits" consist of.
Saying the Spirit is due to the “capacity and functionality of the human brain” really doesn’t answer the question. It basically just says our brains are big and complex.
Originally posted by @fmfAnd what is responsible for our “unique personhoods?”
Our brains are big and complex and its functionality is what gives rise to the capacity for abstraction which in turn gives rise to things like religion and ideas like the existence of supernatural souls. This conjecture and contemplation, in harness with our unique personhoods, housed in our physical bodies, are, I believe, what our individual "spirits" consist of.
If you think it’s solely genetics and the environment, why would identical twins raised in the same household not have the same “personhoods?”
14 Feb 18
Originally posted by @romans1009This has already been stated and explained. Please read the content of my posts.
And what is responsible for our “unique personhoods?”
14 Feb 18
Originally posted by @romans1009Because of how I have defined and explained personhood.
If you think it’s solely genetics and the environment, why would identical twins raised in the same household not have the same “personhoods?”
Originally posted by @fmfI suspect you’re just (again) dodging a question you can’t answer so I’m not going to bother re-reading your prior posts.
This has already been stated and explained. Please read the content of my posts.
If your modus operandi wasn’t claiming you’ve answered difficult questions when you haven’t, then I probably would bother with going back to your prior posts.
Just “calling it as I see it, as everyone should,” and I anticipate you will acknowledge or note this post, and, for that, I offer you an advance “thank you.”