I prefer it to being a mineral or a vegetable.
Don't knock being a vegetable unless you've been one.
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What we think we become.
- Thread starter Spirit of Light
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Don't knock being a vegetable unless you've been one.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
Spiritual is a tricky word to nail down. If you mean non-material then I believe we all have spirituality. I won't deny that possibility to others, primates or otherwise.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Spirituality could also mean ability to be near God.
But yes it is non physical
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
I can see the appeal of being a nice lump of lapis lazuli.Don't knock being a vegetable unless you've been one.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
Are we necessarily aware of it? Asking for a friend.
We are not. Most live in ignorance of what they actually are.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Non-humans [ animals? ] are often superior to humans in their behaviour.I'm not an animal
They are not accountable for their actions like we are.
They haven't got that kind of soul. i.e. can follow good or evil path
I'm thinking of burgers and hot dogs right now.
Goodbye, RF.
osgart
Nothing my eye, Something for sure
I don't define myself by my biology. I consider myself someone who with an animal nature has the capacity to be spiritual. Spiritual to me is someone who is beholden to the virtues. If we can't rise above the animal nature we are doomed.
In this world one has to mind one's animal nature though. You can't neglect the creature, while rising above it's nature.
In this world one has to mind one's animal nature though. You can't neglect the creature, while rising above it's nature.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Mmm, but I'd just like to say that it is not non-humans that are destroying the planet..
..and "population" is not a reasonable excuse !
In what respect? Non-human animals are, indeed, accountable for their actions in many respects.
This is because outside of the human paradigm, the man-made concepts of “good” and “evil” do not exist.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
They really do exist !
How come it's mankind that is destroying the planet, and not non-humans?
Almighty God has given us guidance on how to live our lives.
Do we follow it? Not many..
I didn't say they don't exist. I said they don't exist outside the human paradigm. If you are suggesting they do, please provide an example of where.
How come it's mankind that is destroying the planet, and not non-humans?
Almighty God has given us guidance on how to live our lives.
Do we follow it? Not many..
It's arrogant of humans to think man can destroy the planet. Mankind is destroying itself. The planet will be around well after man becomes extinct.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
Yes the planet will be in existence long after the demise of the human species, but we are certainly significantly denuding the biosphere in various ways. I think this is what people mean when they say we are destroying the planet; I certainly use that expression and for it to mean that.
Yes the planet will be in existence long after the demise of the human species, but we are certainly significantly denuding the biosphere in various ways. I think this is what people mean when they say we are destroying the planet; I certainly use that expression and for it to mean that.
I don't see us as separate from the planet. There is no "we" and "the planet." We are the planet. We didn't come from an external source. If we denude the biosphere, there will be no "we." Fundamentally, we are the planet ridding itself of what harming it.
Gargovic Malkav
Well-Known Member
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Being pedantic, are we?
I meant "for human life"..
However, humans CAN destroy the planet [ if God allows it ] .. they have the know how to bring it out of orbit.
I'm impressed.
I'm not
Then perhaps you should say what you mean to prevent "pedantic" responses.
Are you sure about that? There are a few theories as to how it could be done if you have 500 - 3,000,000,000,000 years to wait.
Your definition of animal and spiritual are different from mine. We are all animals from conception, and spiritual once we develop the ability to have the spiritual experience, which begins with things like the ability to experience satisfaction by doing good, or to connect with a pet.