(Contiunation of The Soul: Living Rooms, Television Sets and Reporters pt 1: the body; pt 2: the soul; pt 3: the union)
It is impossible to discuss and analyze what an object of study is without the knowledge of where it came from. Alfred Whitehead spent a great deal of time introspecting on this matter. “Why would God place us down here?”
Well the answer becomes quite simple, because God must need us for something.
Like with any human, we do not create something without purpose, even in the event of art, the meaning becomes the reason for creation. Possibly God is stuck in a similar type of karma cycle in another universe. In other words, God is trapped in an innately alien universe similar to the human soul, leading to the assumption that God created us to help him break out of his own entombing universe. So while humans strive for nirvana to be free of this reality of time, God is seeking the same form of enlightenment to get out of his prison.
Whitehead’s theory merges remarkably flush with the definition of the human being introduced in this paper. Thus, having knowledge of the human creator helps to understand the human itself.
The human being is composed of three unique identities in the war zone of this universe. Through the interaction of these organs, one can be defined as human.
The soul is the eternal part. Created out of time and entrapped in a foreign place. In the soul, one has the gift of eternity but fettered to this reality, eternity is enchained to merely watch television in the broken living room of the physical.In unison is the terrestrial, ephemeral body, which allows interaction with the present reality; a field reporter traveling amongst the chaotic abyss of the visceral, in constant transmission and journalism.
The third, the deity of consciousness, the television set which mediates and converts the alien gravity of time into subtitles for the restless soul. Consciousness as the television set, broadcasting the celestial to the earthly. The human being a combination of the actions of the body, the awareness of consciousness and the eternity of the soul.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Soul: Living Rooms, Television Sets and Reporters (the soul, pt 2 of 4)
(Continuation of "The Soul: Living Rooms, Televisions Sets and Reporters part 1; The Body)
The trait that makes a human being human is the soul, but what is the soul? In order to understand the soul, one must examine the religious aspect of it.
According to Christianity, the soul is an eternal being. With this in mind, one must dissect this idea of eternity, especially when it relegates to existence in a time constrained universe. So one must agree the soul is an eternal identity, which means that a human has eternal qualities existing within. The question then arises, what makes our soul eternal?
As Socrates states in Phaedo, the soul must have preexisted before it was attached to the body and it is difficult to believe that one’s parents had the power to create an eternal being (or entrap a preexisting eternal being) during copulation. So this meaning epicenters the notion that our soul had to have been in existence before being ensnared by a body. Since the soul is eternal, it must have been created in an eternal universe. In this eternal universe, God must have created our souls without the restrictions present in a mortal dimension.
With this concept, one is left with a God in an eternal universe creating eternal souls. So that explains where the soul was created and from this standpoint, the human being begins conception. The soul is an infinite being that was created out of time and was forced into time embodied in the physical body. A very interesting aspect of this is the difference in time. The soul is immortal, created out of time, and the body is a physical thing, obviously stuck in a dimension ruled by time. Assumedly, the soul should not be able to interact and function with the body, since both essentially speak different languages. This difference in language is resolved with the entity of consciousness.
The trait that makes a human being human is the soul, but what is the soul? In order to understand the soul, one must examine the religious aspect of it.
According to Christianity, the soul is an eternal being. With this in mind, one must dissect this idea of eternity, especially when it relegates to existence in a time constrained universe. So one must agree the soul is an eternal identity, which means that a human has eternal qualities existing within. The question then arises, what makes our soul eternal?
As Socrates states in Phaedo, the soul must have preexisted before it was attached to the body and it is difficult to believe that one’s parents had the power to create an eternal being (or entrap a preexisting eternal being) during copulation. So this meaning epicenters the notion that our soul had to have been in existence before being ensnared by a body. Since the soul is eternal, it must have been created in an eternal universe. In this eternal universe, God must have created our souls without the restrictions present in a mortal dimension.
With this concept, one is left with a God in an eternal universe creating eternal souls. So that explains where the soul was created and from this standpoint, the human being begins conception. The soul is an infinite being that was created out of time and was forced into time embodied in the physical body. A very interesting aspect of this is the difference in time. The soul is immortal, created out of time, and the body is a physical thing, obviously stuck in a dimension ruled by time. Assumedly, the soul should not be able to interact and function with the body, since both essentially speak different languages. This difference in language is resolved with the entity of consciousness.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Soul: Living Rooms, Television Sets and Reporters (the body, pt 1 of 4)
“What is a human?” is a question asked abundantly enough. For centuries, philosophers have explored the infinite possibilities of the difference between a human and an animal. One of the most interesting of these concepts emerge from the metaphysical realm.
Human beings are these physical creatures with some innate knowledge which allows us to be aware of a spiritual atmosphere. The soul is the essence of a human being as well as the spiritual identity which makes a human being unique.
The soul is a mysterious organ, and since we do not know much about it, assumptions must be made. In this light, the human being can be examined through three aspects which transcend that of other creatures. These three items are the soul, the physical body, and consciousness. In this desert of reality, the interaction between these elements allow for human vitality; similar to watching the news in a living room, each part plays a role.
Being a human consists of a combination of three things acting together, the body, the soul, and consciousness.
Each of these aspects, even in isolation, provides an infinity of insight towards the human, so let’s begin with the section of humans which is most indisputable, the physical body. The body is an obvious part of reality and nature because it is directly involved with it. A human body is able to perceive and interact with the world. This physical side allows the soul to interact with the environment. In this way, the physical body can be seen as a transmitter, or a reporter.
The body functions as a medium that allows the soul to perceive and interact physically through consciousness. Since the body is a physical thing within this reality, the body is subject to time. This is interesting because while the soul is argued as an eternal identity, the question arises of how it is stuck within a physical body. The other question is why it was first placed in a physical body. Before answering these questions, one must have an understanding of the soul in relation to the body in order to understand how they become connected.
Human beings are these physical creatures with some innate knowledge which allows us to be aware of a spiritual atmosphere. The soul is the essence of a human being as well as the spiritual identity which makes a human being unique.
The soul is a mysterious organ, and since we do not know much about it, assumptions must be made. In this light, the human being can be examined through three aspects which transcend that of other creatures. These three items are the soul, the physical body, and consciousness. In this desert of reality, the interaction between these elements allow for human vitality; similar to watching the news in a living room, each part plays a role.
Being a human consists of a combination of three things acting together, the body, the soul, and consciousness.
Each of these aspects, even in isolation, provides an infinity of insight towards the human, so let’s begin with the section of humans which is most indisputable, the physical body. The body is an obvious part of reality and nature because it is directly involved with it. A human body is able to perceive and interact with the world. This physical side allows the soul to interact with the environment. In this way, the physical body can be seen as a transmitter, or a reporter.
The body functions as a medium that allows the soul to perceive and interact physically through consciousness. Since the body is a physical thing within this reality, the body is subject to time. This is interesting because while the soul is argued as an eternal identity, the question arises of how it is stuck within a physical body. The other question is why it was first placed in a physical body. Before answering these questions, one must have an understanding of the soul in relation to the body in order to understand how they become connected.
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