InfiniteNow Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Can you define one?Sure...being a single unit or thing. Oh.... define soul. That's the thing on the bottom of my boots. Oh wait... no no no. That's not it either.... Lessee here... hmmm.... :cup: If I've got one, so does my dog. Cheers. :) Quote
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 27, 2006 Report Posted July 27, 2006 The essential trait of a person is that it lacks essential traits. The essential trait of a human being is genetic. In my opinion. TFS Quote
Guadalupe Posted July 27, 2006 Report Posted July 27, 2006 Hi! Boerseun :) Can you define one? The Soul of the human being is the only one that holds the highest importance and quality that distinguishes from any and all things. Such thing’s as skills, thinking, knowledge, etc, come second. :cup: Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Well then I think that the survival one is in question, we would have to be the only species that has suicide.. Yeah... I guess the whole lemming situation was a proven fallacy... Quote
Tarantism Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 i checked the top two ad the two above the bottom (not the bottom one). i do not nessesarily think these are the nessesary traits for survival, but i do think that people should exhibit these traits to be worthwhile. Quote
Saitia Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 Thinking is of course essential, but it is self-consciousness that distinguishes human from animal. Other essentials of humaness, most of which are shared with animal mind, are:Intuition; quick perception. Understanding— coordination of knowledge and the phenomenon of quick-reasoning. Courage The scientific urge to knowledge; curiosity.The social urge— the ability to work with others.Wisdom; ability to learn from mistakes and progress.Worship; the religious impulse; the one trait which forever distinguishes man from animal mind. Quote
infamous Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 I voted for other because: Human beings have the unique characteristic of sensing the abstract notion of Future Events. This is the motivation behind our planning strategies such as saving money, choosing a home or auto that meets our future needs. This attribute may be also observed in lower life forms but not nearly to the extent that it's exhibited within homosapiens........Infy Quote
Tarantism Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 worship can me considered much more than a religious concept i think....look at idols and how so much of america veiws hollywood. its admarince to the points of obsession. worship could also be considered a kind of addiction, a fix needed to put the mind in a happier state. Quote
α CMa Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 well symbolic language is the first from there comes thinking and free will. thinkinf leads to what works and what doesnt , which leads to thirst for knowledge which leads to curiocity. have i got the sequence right:shrug: Quote
Tarantism Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 maybe, but only of you assume that free will exists. when was the last free thing? even the big bang had chains. Quote
α CMa Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 maybe, but only of you assume that free will exists. when was the last free thing? even the big bang had chains.free will definately exists. if i dont study for my exams tonight i will fail. i am responsible for my actions. i always thaught that hyzanburg's principle of uncertainty was related to free will and not determinism. Quote
α CMa Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 Thinking is of course essential, but it is self-consciousness that distinguishes human from animal.yes that too i think will come from the ability to think , isnt it. Quote
Tarantism Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 yes but you have a limited number of options, and the outcome of the situation is determined by a finite number of factors. how much do you care about the exam? what are the odds that you will fail either way? etc. probabilities determined by factors and situations. Quote
α CMa Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 yes but you have a limited number of options, and the outcome of the situation is determined by a finite number of factors. how much do you care about the exam? what are the odds that you will fail either way? etc. probabilities determined by factors and situations. i dont do numbers but i can choose not to buy somthing if it comes under unfair trade. i have more electrons and protons in me than just a singal atom so i have more probabilities, no. but within a singal atom one can not predict exactly the position of an atom at any given time. so end of determinism , at least for me. to me finite number of factors mean any one of the paths. if i am standing at a place where 10 roades meet then i go on the one that i choose, not the one that my feet drag me to. ah! caring about somthing goes to my motives which goes to my thinking which goes to my intentions, which goes goes to i am free to think any thing i want to. ofcourse if you are under the influence of a drug then your thinking has been determned. if thinkinf was determined for us allready then why the premedated murder. Quote
Tarantism Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 to say that drugs control your thinking is the silliest statement i have ever seen. when under the influence of drugs, assuming taht we are of adept mind, we remian quentessentially ourselves. like i said, there are factors that determine why you do or do not accept the trade. when the concept of trading is presented to you, your mind almost instantly brings up all recallable memories you ahve about trade, including and especially all of your notions of what a fair trade is. maybe you havebeen ripped of so many times and havent learned, so you simply refure to accept any trade. or maybe you only want to accept the trade if it is in your favor because exposure to your greedy parents taught you that that is what constitutes a fair trade. right, wrong, fair and unfair are all preception. please read my post here Quote
α CMa Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 to say that drugs control your thinking is the silliest statement i have ever seen. when under the influence of drugs, assuming taht we are of adept mind, we remian quentessentially ourselves. can one control his thoughts under the influence of drugs? i wonder why are there rules like dont drink and drive. its just when the husband is drunk he beats the other wise he loves her. during interrogation i wonder why they use drugs for confessions.please i am not talking about asprin kind of drugs! Quote
Tarantism Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 actually, some minds can and some cant. drugs are at least half in the mind, you know. i suppose you havent experimented? i havent ever had any problems controlling my thoughts...or at least i only have had a problem once or twice, but it certainly didnt turn me into some kind of psychotic killer. alchohol is much different then say...LSD. under the influence of alchohol one tends to act without thinking, under the influence of other drugs it is quite the opposite, or at least certainly not the same. Quote
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