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What does it actually mean to be a "human"?

Started by Sophia King42 · · 👁 5 views · 22 replies

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Participants Sophia King42lonegardenerhollowcanyon6Andrew Foster20Brian Foster3Andrew Sullivan6feralhound55Thomas Davis11Eric Lopez2Paul Anderson2brightwalker12James Chase10boldsailor2
brightwalker12 brightwalker12 Member
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joined Nov 2008
#21 ·
The man is truly something else—fascinating, unpredictable, and utterly baffling. You could dissect his entire process and still never quite grasp how he operates...😬
James Chase10 James Chase10 Newcomer
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joined Apr 2008
#22 ·
~Taylor Swift~ said:
Someone once asked a wise man what actually makes us who we are—are we spiritual beings having a physical experience, or just material creatures experiencing something spiritual? He answered:
"A human is a spiritual being having material experiences, not a material being having spiritual ones." I'd love to hear from everyone here—which side of that coin do you fall on?

Look, there isn't much choice here besides A or B—though I suppose one could argue for C, D, or simply saying "I don't want to answer that" at all.

As for my own take? I lean toward the idea that we are material beings navigating material experiences. We're essentially just incredibly sophisticated computers.
boldsailor2 boldsailor2 Active Member
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joined Apr 2006
#23 ·
The word "human" is such a flexible term—you can look at it as anything from a slightly more refined animal to a literal divine being.

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