A THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE Part Two (Identity)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 20:58 (2326 days ago) @ dhw

Your first statement is fitting, but I personally disagree with the rest based on a lack of evidence that fits.

I said I do not believe in an immortal soul. Yes, when we die, we die. However, I do not believe that we are entirely mechanistic in nature. This line of thought falls outside, and is separate from my recent hypothesis, though not in disagreement. I personally think the life energy, that undefinable thing that spans the gap between material and immaterial comes from God, and returns to God. When that spark is gone, our thoughts stop and our biomechanical engine begins to deteriorate. I don't know if that spark is what gives rise to consciousness, or whatever this is. I don't even know how to frame the question, honestly, because it is reaching into an area that is unknown and, most likely, unknowable.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.