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w_stewart
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Theologically and philosophically, what is life?
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dmar198
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I think it is more of a biological question than a theological or philosophical one. The biological concept was probably anthropomorphized into theology, so that statements like “Eternal Life” are really only metaphors for existence in eternity.Theologically and philosophically, what is life?
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crowonsnow
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Life is a chemical process, fundamentally.Theologically and philosophically, what is life?
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Nickkname
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Actually “eternal life” refers to sharing in the life of God, Who is eternal.I think it is more of a biological question than a theological or philosophical one. The biological concept was probably anthropomorphized into theology, so that statements like “Eternal Life” are really only metaphors for existence in eternity.
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Henning
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John 14:6
**Jesus **saith unto him
**I am **the way the truth and
the life
**Jesus **saith unto him
**I am **the way the truth and
the life
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Nickkname
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Theologically: Life is the spiritual life, the life in the Spirit, life in God, the supernatural life, which is the fulfillment of human existence and of which eternal life in Heaven is its consummation. It is the share in God, Who is Life itself, and it is consummated in Heaven, i.e., man’s communion with God is made full, for he sees God Face to Face.Theologically and philosophically, what is life?
Philosophically: Life is the spirit, the psyche, according to Greek philosophy.
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w_stewart
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Can you expound on that?Life is a chemical process, fundamentally.
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w_stewart
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That is vague to me. Christ does not give the definition of life in that passage.John 14:6
**Jesus **saith unto him
**I am **the way the truth and
the life
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crowonsnow
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There’s not a lot to expound on as far as life being chemistry is concerned. That’s what it is. I do believe science is considered natural philosophy, and so thought to chime in. Theology is an outgrowth of philosophy.Can you expound on that?
Some people see the universe contained in their bible. Some people see the bible contained in the universe. It’s a matter of perspective as to how one defines life beyond being chemistry.
I even hesitate to call it complex chemistry. As ours is the only form we know about, that would involve quite a leap.
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Michael_David
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Sometimes to understand something, one has to study it’s opposite. In this case, death… and we have both the physical and the spiritual to consider, in order to fully understand Life, both physical and spiritual.
Remember, the Apostles thought all was lost when Christ was put to death (physically). It was only after 3 days and later, Pentecost, that they fully understood Christ as the Way and the Life… the Truth.
There is more to life then chemistry…
Remember, the Apostles thought all was lost when Christ was put to death (physically). It was only after 3 days and later, Pentecost, that they fully understood Christ as the Way and the Life… the Truth.
There is more to life then chemistry…
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Padilla7921
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As I said in a previous thread…philosophically, life is the existence of the soul (one’s essence) in the physical realm.
Now, scientifically, life is far more than this. Additionally, when considering other philosophical/spiritual truths, life is far more than this also.
However, at its root, life is what I previously stated, the existence of the soul in the physical realm.
Now, scientifically, life is far more than this. Additionally, when considering other philosophical/spiritual truths, life is far more than this also.
However, at its root, life is what I previously stated, the existence of the soul in the physical realm.
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Psychotheosophy
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Caramel is not a carmeled appleAs I said in a previous thread…philosophically, life is the existence of the soul (one’s essence) in the physical realm.
Now, scientifically, life is far more than this. Additionally, when considering other philosophical/spiritual truths, life is far more than this also.
However, at its root, life is what I previously stated, the existence of the soul in the physical realm.
An apple is not a carmeled apple
But the unity of caramel and an apple
Is a carmeled apple
So
Unity gives existence
As the unity of the human body
We call life
And
The disunity of the human body
We call death
Therefore
Existence is life
And since nothing can precede existence
Existence is the First Cause
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Psychotheosophy
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We seek our existenceCaramel is not a carmeled apple
An apple is not a carmeled apple
But the unity of caramel and an apple
Is a carmeled apple
So
Unity gives existence
As the unity of the human body
We call life
And
The disunity of the human body
We call death
Therefore
Existence is life
And since nothing can precede existence
Existence is the First Cause
as we seek our happiness
Therefore
unity = existence = happiness
to reject one
is to reject them all
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crowonsnow
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That’s like saying there is a life in each person. What’s the difference? “Soul” and life are equivalent in their historical meaning. Saying that a person is alive and has a soul is to unnecessarily and semantically separate one thing into three things.As I said in a previous thread…philosophically, life is the existence of the soul (one’s essence) in the physical realm.
Now, scientifically, life is far more than this. Additionally, when considering other philosophical/spiritual truths, life is far more than this also.
However, at its root, life is what I previously stated, the existence of the soul in the physical realm.
Life is still just chemistry. Life may one day move beyond chemistry and be only mechanical, but that still leaves life undefined. A life definition somehow has to incorporate the ability to store and use information, like DNA or a computer. So maybe life is the chemical ability to store and use information.
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Psychotheosophy
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There is one lifeThat’s like saying there is a life in each person. What’s the difference? “Soul” and life are equivalent in their historical meaning. Saying that a person is alive and has a soul is to unnecessarily and semantically separate one thing into three things.
Life is still just chemistry. Life may one day move beyond chemistry and be only mechanical, but that still leaves life undefined. A life definition somehow has to incorporate the ability to store and use information, like DNA or a computer. So maybe life is the chemical ability to store and use information.
There are many souls
There are many different things in physical bodies
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Padilla7921
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Not true. What you’re talking about is cognitive awareness, which is consciousness. According to your definition of life, an unconscious person (such as one who is in a coma) is not alive, as he is not able to store the information he isn’t gathering, or use the information that he has already stored or gathered.A life definition somehow has to incorporate the ability to store and use information, like DNA or a computer. So maybe life is the chemical ability to store and use information.
When I say “life,” I say that the soul is existing in the physical realm. Of course the soul does not stop existing after physical death, but I use the term “life” as subjective definition based on metaphysical principles.
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crowonsnow
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As a monist I would agree.There is one life.
As a monist I would disagree.There are many souls.
Sure. A human is literally a collection of billions of organisms, trillions over a single lifetime. We are a collection of individuals, each of us, something our ancestors did not know as they crafted their words. And that’s just on the inside.There are many different things in physical bodies
Of course, that’s the human perspective talking.
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crowonsnow
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No. I’d say that even a person in a coma is still acquiring, storing and processing information.Not true. What you’re talking about is cognitive awareness, which is consciousness. According to your definition of life, an unconscious person (such as one who is in a coma) is not alive, as he is not able to store the information he isn’t gathering, or use the information that he has already stored or gathered.
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Padilla7921
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Can you please explain to me how a comatose person acquires, stores, and processes information? Can you explain to me how a person, upon waking up from a coma, is completely unaware of what happened during that comatose period if that person is still, as you say, acquiring, storing, and processing information?No. I’d say that even a person in a coma is still acquiring, storing and processing information.
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Psychotheosophy
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I would define a soulSure. A human is literally a collection of billions of organisms, trillions over a single lifetime. We are a collection of individuals, each of us, something our ancestors did not know as they crafted their words…
As the collection of an individual body
And life as “Collection” in general
Or in principle
So that we would have
A Collection of individual collections of individuals
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