Is there an evolutionary difference between divine beings and human beings?
Are all humans human? What makes us human? Is it just an outside shell or are there internal characteristics that are necessary. We believe in evolution and natural selection. Are some humans more evolved than others? Did humans evolve differently on different continents after the original diaspora after mitochondrial Eve? What is the “ideal” human? Is it possible to achieve this ideal or only a dream?
- characteristic of humanity; "human nature"
- homo: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" (http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=human)
- WHAT is human? Does consciousness make us human? If so, what type of consciousness? Does it differ from that of primates or even non-primates? If so, how? Do cultures and communities make us human?
- WHEN is human? Is there pre-human; is there "post-human"
- What is INhuman? What ethical qualities are associated with being human? Why do we qualify as "inhuman" acts performed by humans? Is it relavent to being human?(http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/What-Is-Human/Home.html)
2 comments:
Very interesting Mike, you have a very Aquinan metaphysics, and a very logical line of argumentation. After re-reading the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Scotus; it made me realize that I wish there was a God, but then a part of me says, "Yes there is, of course, we are what God is." I dearly respect the Bible with all its contradictions and flaws because it is part of a culture and a hope that a people had.
I also deeply respect the NT and the philosophy of Jesus. Even counting Socrates, I cannot think of a more powerful and influential humanist in history. How I wish alot of the Christians could see the humanist Jesus and not the dogmatic Jesus, there was no dogmatic Jesus, Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus) was dogmatist.
The Koran is one of the greatest prose works in literature, again too bad many take its literature to be a literal religious dogma.
In the end, there is a possibilty of that is transcendent, but I believe that we are god, each human, for we alone have the power to make heaven, helping an old woman carry her groceries, helping a child in need of assistance who is lost. We also have the power to make hell, our words can destroy, our actions can cause death, and our thoughts can harden our hearts. That is why I count myself a theist.
When God, if she exists asks, "Why didn't you believe?" my response shall be, "Because you made me who I am, I could be no other. I to myself alone must be true." I believe she will accept this before the hypocritical hosannas of many of the faithful. Peace be to you, Daniel Rea
Daniel, thank you for your comment. So, a question might be, are we evolving into adivine being? If God is the "father" and we are the "children" then logically what does that mean? What do the children grow to become? Religion and Christianity separate us so that there is no hope in us to assume our natural inheritance. If Jesus is both God and man, then, logically, so am I!
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