Originally posted by David CHumans were burying their dead 100,000 years ago and by 35,000 years ago, Cro-Magnon burial sites show signs of ritual with certain items being buried with the dead. Hand flutes have been discovered dating to the same era. Therefore, I think it is highly dubious to claim that prehistoric Man didn't reflect on their future and history. I suspect they handed down their history as many primitive tribes did up until the early 1900's and beyond: orally. Homer's works were passed down for hundreds of years before they were put into writing, so certainly complex stories and ideas can be transmitted by oral tradition.
That would be difficult to ascertain, but given the anthropological evidence...they may have been unaware of mental concepts we take for granted. The cave drawings they left point to an existence for the sake of itself...to find food and shelter, procreate and care for their offspring. They had no compelling reason to reflect on their inner selves, their his ...[text shortened]... acked the capacity for doing so.
Have you ever experienced altered perception via entheogens?
Originally posted by KellyJayWhy stop at 'red'? Why not describe a rainbow to a blind person? I have a cousin born blind. She could not grasp the concept when I tried to tell her about a rainbow.
Dodge (No1Marauder), please descibe for us the color 'red' so a blind person can know what it is you see when you look at 'red.' Kelly
Here's a question: What part of man feels 'fear' or 'hate' or 'greed' or 'shame' (or 'exhiliration' after beating Ironman)?
Here's another question: What part of man 'decides' to continue feeling the way they do?
Here's another question: What part of man 'laughs' or 'sheds a tear' or 'swings out with a fist' or 'flee by foot'?
Originally posted by KellyJayNo, but you could describe a pogo stick to someone who's never used one.... are you trying to say that most people lack the ability to know your Holey Spirit? Aren't you so special!!!
Dodge, please descibe for us the color 'red' so a blind person can
know what it is you see when you look at 'red.'
Kelly
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Originally posted by krisvictorHe is blind spiritually, and he wants to talk about the Spirit of God,
Why stop at 'red'? Why not describe a rainbow to a blind person? I have a cousin born blind. She could not grasp the concept when I tried to tell her about a rainbow.
Here's a question: What part of man feels 'fear' or 'hate' or 'greed' or 'shame' (or 'exhiliration' after beating Ironman)?
Here's another question: What part of man 'decid ...[text shortened]... part of man 'laughs' or 'sheds a tear' or 'swings out with a fist' or 'flee by foot'?
I'm simply wanting him to understand that is impossible for him,
I cannot give him eyes to see, but I know who can.
Kelly
Originally posted by PhlabibitYou can understand the things of man, you have the spirit of man,
No, but you could describe a pogo stick to someone who's never used one.... are you trying to say that most people lack the ability to know your Holey Spirit? Aren't you so special!!!
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but to understand the things of God you require the Spirit of God.
You can describe a pogo stick, good for you, how about the color
'red' to one born blind? That was the question! Please desribe that
here and now if you will.
Kelly
Sometimes, the ppl in these forum just really miss it. KellyJay was talking about the color 'red' and Phlabibit comes back with a 'pogo stick'!
Hey, Phlabibit, a blind person can touch, taste, smell, and hear a pogo stick in action. The blind person can even ride one right into a wall. No problems there. Now, tell the blind person it is a 'red' pogo stick. See how far you get. KellyJay is correct. If you have never acknowledged the Holy Spirit, you are like a blind person who have never seen the colors of the rainbow. However, even a blind person can acknowledge the Holy Spirit. It is called 'faith'.
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Originally posted by krisvictorThe brain.
Here's a question: What part of man feels 'fear' or 'hate' or 'greed' or 'shame' (or 'exhiliration' after beating Ironman)?
Here's another question: What part of man 'decid
part of man 'laughs' or 'sheds a tear' or 'swings out with a fist' or 'flee by foot'?
Originally posted by KellyJayExellent!
[b]You can understand the things of man, you have the spirit of man,
but to understand the things of God you require the Spirit of God.
1 Cor 2:14
14But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(NKJ)
Originally posted by no1marauderYa just had to go p*ssin' in my Corn Flakes, didn'tcha?
Humans were burying their dead 100,000 years ago and by 35,000 years ago, Cro-Magnon burial sites show signs of ritual with certain items being buried with the dead. Hand flutes have been discovered dating to the same era. Therefore, I think it is highly dubious to claim that prehistoric Man didn't reflect on their future and history. I suspect ...[text shortened]... e put into writing, so certainly complex stories and ideas can be transmitted by oral tradition.
'preciate the insights. What do you make of the relatively new-found interest in our collective spiritual being? The one that appeared around....oh, let's pick a random date....4004 B.C.E.? I take it you're not a fan of drug-addled hysterical ravings about Spirits in the Sky.
Originally posted by PalynkaGood answer. However, the brain in and of itself, does not have the capacity to laugh or cry or run or jump. The brain, it and of itself, cannot express joy. The brain, in and of itself, can decide what to do, how to think, where to go, etc. However, the brain, in and of itself, cannot carry out any decision.
The brain.
The brain is nothing more than a physical construct along with the rest of the body. So, what makes a man?