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Originally Posted by Michael Chui  My favorite take on the matter is at the end of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. "Comparing what we're looking for misses the point. It's wanting to know that makes us matter. Otherwise we're going out the way we came in. That's why you can't believe in the afterlife, Valentine. Believe in the after, by all means, but not the life. Believe in God, the soul, the spirit, the infinite, believe in angels if you like, but not in the great celestial get-together for an exchange of views. If the answers are in the back of the book I can wait, but what a drag. Better to struggle on knowing that failure is final."
Perhaps the question you all ought to ask is, "Who are you?" Forget afterlife. If you have a brain transplant, who are you? |
That is just flat-out
BEAUTIFUL!
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Originally Posted by nosussbeliefs Ok, so to the ppl that believe in souls do other animals have souls? Do bacteria have souls? Or are humans special exceptions to the soul belief? |
I believe that our souls are energy. Since everything is energy, it makes sense to me that everything has a soul. Consciousness may be another matter, because I don't have any idea what makes up consciousness. When I look into my cat's eyes, I feel like she has a consciousness. However, when I look at a rock, I get no similar feeling.
But, honestly, I'm still up on what Michael Chui posted. There's no way for us to know these things right now, so isn't the value in living as though this is the only moment there is?
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Originally Posted by mysterygal I don't mean to offend anyone, so I'm sorry if I have. |
JMO, but there's nothing offensive about a person stating their faith. If we all agreed, it wouldn't be a very interesting conversation.
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Originally Posted by nosussbeliefs If you want a philosphy that is on par with science, it's Zen... |
That may very well be so, but modern science (i.e. quantum physics) is turning physics as we know it a bit on its ear, wouldn't you agree?