You Are Not the Body, So who are you? |
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 Mar 14 2007, 03:45 PM
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"I am a collection of water, calcium and organic molecules called Carl Sagan. You are a collection of almost identical molecules with a different collective label." -- Carl Sagan, Scientist
There are many people who believe that they, real selves, are in fact their body. However, there have been other people that have suggested that you are actually not your body, but an eternal soul. An analogy supporting this would be that we are to our bodies as people are to cars. A person drives a car, has to take care of the car, can decorate the car, but is in fact not the car itself. Sound too supernatural to be for real? Discuss. |
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Mar 14 2007, 08:02 PM
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Yeah, there are many signs that we are not the gross body (physical body) or even the subtle body (the "mind), but if then if that whole perspective thing is true, then I guess we very well could be our bodies.
But then there's also that whole reincarnation bit, which wouldn't really work out if we actually were the bodies. |
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Arjuna Capulong You Are Not the Body Mar 14 2007, 03:45 PM
Heath21 Well, since I'm a Christian I would fall into ... Mar 14 2007, 03:48 PM ermfermoo I believe that we do not have souls in the traditi... Mar 14 2007, 07:32 PM Kurd Jam Continuing from Sagan's quote, what should fol... Mar 14 2007, 07:37 PM Arjuna Capulong QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Mar 14 2007, 8:32 PM) I... Mar 14 2007, 07:43 PM
Kurd Jam QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 15 2007, 1:43... Mar 14 2007, 08:51 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(Kurd Jam @ Mar 14 2007, 9:51 PM) No... Mar 15 2007, 01:19 AM Kurd Jam QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 15 2007, 7:19 AM) W... Mar 15 2007, 04:39 PM ermfermoo I apologize for my vagueness. I meant that I belie... Mar 14 2007, 07:52 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 14 2007, 4:45... Mar 14 2007, 08:34 PM Arjuna Capulong QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 14 2007, 9:34 PM) W... Mar 14 2007, 08:39 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 14 2007, 9:39... Mar 14 2007, 08:44 PM Arjuna Capulong QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 14 2007, 9:44 PM) I... Mar 14 2007, 08:54 PM Obscure Enigma i agree with the car statement you made in your fi... Mar 14 2007, 08:45 PM Arjuna Capulong Well, is anybody going to come in and challenge th... Mar 15 2007, 04:06 PM Heath21 QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 15 2007, 2:06... Mar 15 2007, 04:10 PM ermfermoo For the sake of this topic, I'm going to switc... Mar 15 2007, 04:35 PM Heath21 QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Mar 15 2007, 2:35 PM) F... Mar 15 2007, 04:38 PM Arjuna Capulong QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Mar 15 2007, 5:35 PM) F... Mar 15 2007, 05:07 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Mar 15 2007, 5:35 PM) F... Mar 15 2007, 06:04 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Mar 15 2007, 5:35 PM) F... Mar 16 2007, 01:50 PM ermfermoo Exactly, my point was not that my idea is right, b... Mar 15 2007, 08:47 PM Arjuna Capulong Ok, how about this. If we are not the bodies, but ... Mar 18 2007, 11:11 AM JakeKKing QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Mar 18 2007, 12:1... Mar 18 2007, 11:53 AM Arjuna Capulong QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 12:53 PM) ... Mar 18 2007, 01:38 PM |
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