I've had to change my identity fourteen times...?
Poll: How bad is your reputation?
mine has been shot to hell for years .... who gives a damn anymore??
Poll: How bad is your reputation?
only 14? lol
hahaha i guess it's pretty good....for now
my reputation is pretty good. =]
Well i'm a poser.
and i tend to get a little to sexual with small children around
they hate me on jtv xD
mines intact
Bbaaaaddd!!!!
eh, ok
It depends on who you ask! Most of the people that know me are unaware of some of my stupid mistakes-so far- and think me fine, upstanding and kind. Those aware of my not so bright actions do not think well of me at all.....as they shouldn't.
I'm sorry ... you can always hide under my hat.
It has fallen so low that not even the pimps and drug dealers will hang out with me.
......that depends which s.o. b. you ask. I couldn't bribe everyone!!!
Slowly building.
Although, it can do with a polish.
Compared to yours, I'm lame!
I think, in my case it might depend on different areas.
I'm well known by the Sheriff and all the deputies.
I'd love to be in some witness protection thing, but I never see anything bad happen unless I cause it.
My Profs all know that I will never be early or on time for classes.
I finally had to quit using the excuse the Dog Ate It,,, after about 14 years.
My step mom steers clear of me when either of us have a drink in our hands.
Dallas
Friday, 7 October 2011
Changing an ethnic name to an American one, How do our names form our personal sense of identity?
If you must negotiate transition from one culture to another, can you still respect traditional values? Many have memories of being teased as kids, if they had an unusual name, a person with an %26quot;unamerican%26quot; name, is bound to have some additional struggles.
Is it possible for somebody from another country, to take on a (american) new identity, in order to fit in with a %26quot;different%26quot; society?
What are the differences in how we react to foreign names, from regular %26quot;common%26quot; ones?, would a name change cause dramatically altered treatment? Generally speaking, how do people respond when confronted with a name that is not familiar?, are cultural assumptions made- based on your name, language, speaking %26amp; pronounciation?.
What would be the result on the foreigners original sense of self?, would they still be able to preserve it after this name change?
I know it sounds like gibberish, but it's part of an assignment for a class, so serious responses (or not so serious) would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Changing an ethnic name to an American one, How do our names form our personal sense of identity?
Outside of native names, there are no American names.
Every other name is imported, from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Italy, Poland, Greece etc
Changing an ethnic name to an American one, How do our names form our personal sense of identity?
My last name is Arabic and people have a hard time saying it. I have always been embarassed by it. Its said wrong all the time and I get tired of correcting people. As a child they always made fun of my name. I wish I had an english sounding last name like my moms family.
You make your name, your name doesn't make you.
i don't know how to pronounce your name. %26quot;oh, it's-%26quot; no, i'm not even going to try! %26quot;it's-%26quot; i'm not listening! lalalala!
Is it possible for somebody from another country, to take on a (american) new identity, in order to fit in with a %26quot;different%26quot; society?
What are the differences in how we react to foreign names, from regular %26quot;common%26quot; ones?, would a name change cause dramatically altered treatment? Generally speaking, how do people respond when confronted with a name that is not familiar?, are cultural assumptions made- based on your name, language, speaking %26amp; pronounciation?.
What would be the result on the foreigners original sense of self?, would they still be able to preserve it after this name change?
I know it sounds like gibberish, but it's part of an assignment for a class, so serious responses (or not so serious) would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Changing an ethnic name to an American one, How do our names form our personal sense of identity?
Outside of native names, there are no American names.
Every other name is imported, from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Italy, Poland, Greece etc
Changing an ethnic name to an American one, How do our names form our personal sense of identity?
My last name is Arabic and people have a hard time saying it. I have always been embarassed by it. Its said wrong all the time and I get tired of correcting people. As a child they always made fun of my name. I wish I had an english sounding last name like my moms family.
You make your name, your name doesn't make you.
i don't know how to pronounce your name. %26quot;oh, it's-%26quot; no, i'm not even going to try! %26quot;it's-%26quot; i'm not listening! lalalala!
How to get a man when he likes your best friend? love triangle read below for info?
(in this story names are changed for identity reasons)
well i went to my friends birthday party - Shanna and her ex boy friend was there and asked for my and my friend - Alia numbers so i was texting him and i like him alot and he tells me i like Alia in my head im like WHAT! and at the party he kissed my friend Shanna what do i do?
HELP!
How to get a man when he likes your best friend? love triangle read below for info?
Maybe he likes you but couldn't tell you kuz you are hot (assuming that you are) and he decided to go for the easier target. Lol. If he hasn't told your friend about what he feels then I suggest that you tell him how you feel before its late, kuz dating chick A while I really wanted chick B and knowing she feels something for me sucks. Real talk.
How to get a man when he likes your best friend? love triangle read below for info?
maybe he's just not into serious relationships.
well i went to my friends birthday party - Shanna and her ex boy friend was there and asked for my and my friend - Alia numbers so i was texting him and i like him alot and he tells me i like Alia in my head im like WHAT! and at the party he kissed my friend Shanna what do i do?
HELP!
How to get a man when he likes your best friend? love triangle read below for info?
Maybe he likes you but couldn't tell you kuz you are hot (assuming that you are) and he decided to go for the easier target. Lol. If he hasn't told your friend about what he feels then I suggest that you tell him how you feel before its late, kuz dating chick A while I really wanted chick B and knowing she feels something for me sucks. Real talk.
How to get a man when he likes your best friend? love triangle read below for info?
maybe he's just not into serious relationships.
If changing the world we live in means changing yourself would you want to?
How important is your self identity to you? Would you give it up for the greater good? That little self after all makes all the mischief in the world and can really think of nothing else but its own desires. Before you identify with race religion politics a flag an ideal or belief. First identify with what you are, a human being, who lives on this world as a part of the human race.
If changing the world we live in means changing yourself would you want to?
We are the world, the movements of our mind makes our world go round. What is happening now is the spectacular presentation of our collective selfish mentality. I can compare this life of us to a very big ship that is sinking. We are the passengers and each one is carrying a heavy stone (selfishness). If I see the truth that I'm carrying this load and everybody will die, I will throw away my heavy load to help the ship not to sink. So to change is just a modification of the self ( it is still the self), I think the answer is the total dissolution of this selfishness in me or this %26quot;me%26quot;. We have to really discover the texture of this fleeting shadow called %26quot;I%26quot;, %26quot;me%26quot;, %26quot;mine%26quot;. To see the falseness of my self is to see the everlasting truth about life.
If changing the world we live in means changing yourself would you want to?
good question, I think there are two answers to this, the reality and the theory.
In theory yes I would, in reality and this is an honest answer, dependant on what changes were required I may be a little resistant.. However my whole career has demanded change, change attitude, location, thinking - I work with people, person centred work, so have often had to change the way I think.. I would like to think I could.. but how much.. I honestly cant say?
An identity is very important. When you take a stand you do so because of the way you think and are. So it is part of your identity and strength. The identity can be very helpful to get your views across if you want to influence others and change a situation. Be it for the community you live in or to change the world. Along the way you realise that you will have to adapt to the process as the situation and the people will affect and shape the decisions that are being taken. Most times you will find that by retaining individual identities is the best way to learn and progress.
%26quot;You should be the change that you want to see in the world%26quot; - Mahatma Ghandi
Very good question. I sometimes think that I am who I am and won't change. Still, if it meant changing the world for the better, I probably would. Especially if it meant that my children and any future grandchildren would have a better life.
I think of this... Then I think that being me makes the world unique.It's not just me. Thousands of individuals being them selves make this world a unique and interesting place.
Change isn't always a bad thing, sometimes changing the world can make you a better person. However I might not change the world if it meant giving up something important to me (not materialistic).
Well for starters changing the world, doesnt mean changing your identity or selling your soul!-so you wouldnt have to :)
And anyone who believed this is quite foolish-or would readily want to change themselves.
I wouldnt ever give up my self identity for anyone or anything, unless there was something very wrong with my personality ;) (and even then i would probably be in my own denial that there was nothing at all wrong with it!) :)
To do good in the world, you dont need to change yourself-or alter your self identity- its the impact and good that you bring along with your self identity that has the power to change things.
I am not religious, but this is my belief :) Live for the moment!
xx
That is indeed a super question.
Easy way out is to say - yes, I would want to change myself for changing the world.
Doing that is not easy, or else there would have been no need perhaps to change our world.
But, this is really too much. If I don't like this world, I thought I had two options - either I adjust or change the world. If the latter option also boils down to changing myself, well, where is the option ?
Whether easy or not, one has to change oneself if one wants his world to change. As a result, most people learn not to bother about the world as long as anything is not directly affecting them, right now. Sort of a reactive minimum action approach rather than a proactive forward looking one. And of course that is the reason our world is what it is and yet, we still think freedom of the individual is a highly laudable value.
Most people would give themselves up for the greater good, if, and only if the greater good was apperant and costly. For example, we view ourselves the sepreme beings on this earth, but if something were to happen and change that view, whether it be a plauge or another sepreme being, people would give up their individuality to fight/stand against something greater. As humans, we have a uncontrolable need to fight and reject something in our lives. That need must be forfilled somewhere, even if that means going to war with ourselves. If everything is going great in our lives, their is a part of us that says it wont last because we need to feel pain and difficulty. Indentities are forged out of this pain and confrontation, thus the mischief becomes personalized. Each of us change the world everyday, with everyone we see by changing their thinking structure, whether it is better or worse. Changing the world on a large scale will inevidably happen because people tend to group together to be heard. Being Human means being difficult and therefor having self identity, so to give up that, that identity we strive for, would be giving up being human. So the question is now, Are you willing to become something less that human to change the world???
Without self-identity you cease to exist. Identifying yourself as part of the human race is the essence of self-identity. I don't think it's possible to release your self-identity without a lobotomy. Additionally, who decides what is for the greater good? The majority, the most powerful (which is usually a minority), or those that have the most to gain? The problem with the question is that it can only exist in a theoretical environment. Human nature by its very existence demands something infinitely more complex. IMHO :)
Yes I would. In fact that is what I am trying very hard to do but with very little success.
I know it is easier said than done. But I think everyone has to change. Whether we like it or not. No one is perfect after all.
And all of these identities -race, religion etc. are not as constant as we want to believe. But the whole identity game is about believing that they are fixed. Even the identity of Me, Myself is not as fixed. It is constantly changing even if we do not consciously try to change it.
That would depend on whether I thought the changes were for the better or worse. I can adapt to a lot of things, but there is always this limit in me where I can't do something because it isn't being true to my own self. But I wonder if that would make much difference in the long run. Under every dictatorship, big or small, people with integrity and honour find a loophole to avoid the things they cannot morally do.
Actually, I don't really think there is such a thing as %26quot;the greater good%26quot; and any country which places emphasis on that finds itself with a lot of problems.
%26quot;For the good of all%26quot; is the only thing that would make me consider serious changes.
In essence, I am a completely selfish, detached, but well-meaning and caring individual. I think I would rather die than give up my self-identity.
I follow my heart all the time and it often ends in conflict. But it brings me supporters and happiness too.It is not an easy road to travel, and has caused me much sorrow, but I am sure the sorrow would have been much greater had I let myself be persuaded to do something I didn't feel right about. I would no longer be me anymore. And that is all I have. So no matter how isolated I feel, caring is a big part of me and I can't give that up ever, even if it was what the majority of humans wanted me to do.
In conclusion; I would never do anything that lessened my own sense of being. I am more comfortable with myself than I am with an order or dictate.
I feel as in everyday i live i change the world. Most people care for genetic offspring but i think knowlegdge is what is more important. Self-identity should not have to sacrificed for the greater good. Self-identity should be about achieving the greater good.
Personally i don't fit in a pidgeon hole. I keep outgrowing them.
If it's for the better, then yes.
. . . AC/DC? . . .
I have often thought about what parts of my personality, memories, ego, and life I could give up. In the end I would not give up my morality - I would rather be erased from history and have never existed in any capacity than abandon my moral code.
Aside from that I would willingly destroy any aspecy of my mind and personality for any cause I considern worth dying for.
There are alot of things that I could change that would be an improvement. I think everyone could say that. The best thing that I have is my integrity, I wouldn't change that for anyone.
We change incessantly, second by second. Change is our only reality.
If changing the world we live in means changing yourself would you want to?
We are the world, the movements of our mind makes our world go round. What is happening now is the spectacular presentation of our collective selfish mentality. I can compare this life of us to a very big ship that is sinking. We are the passengers and each one is carrying a heavy stone (selfishness). If I see the truth that I'm carrying this load and everybody will die, I will throw away my heavy load to help the ship not to sink. So to change is just a modification of the self ( it is still the self), I think the answer is the total dissolution of this selfishness in me or this %26quot;me%26quot;. We have to really discover the texture of this fleeting shadow called %26quot;I%26quot;, %26quot;me%26quot;, %26quot;mine%26quot;. To see the falseness of my self is to see the everlasting truth about life.
If changing the world we live in means changing yourself would you want to?
good question, I think there are two answers to this, the reality and the theory.
In theory yes I would, in reality and this is an honest answer, dependant on what changes were required I may be a little resistant.. However my whole career has demanded change, change attitude, location, thinking - I work with people, person centred work, so have often had to change the way I think.. I would like to think I could.. but how much.. I honestly cant say?
An identity is very important. When you take a stand you do so because of the way you think and are. So it is part of your identity and strength. The identity can be very helpful to get your views across if you want to influence others and change a situation. Be it for the community you live in or to change the world. Along the way you realise that you will have to adapt to the process as the situation and the people will affect and shape the decisions that are being taken. Most times you will find that by retaining individual identities is the best way to learn and progress.
%26quot;You should be the change that you want to see in the world%26quot; - Mahatma Ghandi
Very good question. I sometimes think that I am who I am and won't change. Still, if it meant changing the world for the better, I probably would. Especially if it meant that my children and any future grandchildren would have a better life.
I think of this... Then I think that being me makes the world unique.It's not just me. Thousands of individuals being them selves make this world a unique and interesting place.
Change isn't always a bad thing, sometimes changing the world can make you a better person. However I might not change the world if it meant giving up something important to me (not materialistic).
Well for starters changing the world, doesnt mean changing your identity or selling your soul!-so you wouldnt have to :)
And anyone who believed this is quite foolish-or would readily want to change themselves.
I wouldnt ever give up my self identity for anyone or anything, unless there was something very wrong with my personality ;) (and even then i would probably be in my own denial that there was nothing at all wrong with it!) :)
To do good in the world, you dont need to change yourself-or alter your self identity- its the impact and good that you bring along with your self identity that has the power to change things.
I am not religious, but this is my belief :) Live for the moment!
xx
That is indeed a super question.
Easy way out is to say - yes, I would want to change myself for changing the world.
Doing that is not easy, or else there would have been no need perhaps to change our world.
But, this is really too much. If I don't like this world, I thought I had two options - either I adjust or change the world. If the latter option also boils down to changing myself, well, where is the option ?
Whether easy or not, one has to change oneself if one wants his world to change. As a result, most people learn not to bother about the world as long as anything is not directly affecting them, right now. Sort of a reactive minimum action approach rather than a proactive forward looking one. And of course that is the reason our world is what it is and yet, we still think freedom of the individual is a highly laudable value.
Most people would give themselves up for the greater good, if, and only if the greater good was apperant and costly. For example, we view ourselves the sepreme beings on this earth, but if something were to happen and change that view, whether it be a plauge or another sepreme being, people would give up their individuality to fight/stand against something greater. As humans, we have a uncontrolable need to fight and reject something in our lives. That need must be forfilled somewhere, even if that means going to war with ourselves. If everything is going great in our lives, their is a part of us that says it wont last because we need to feel pain and difficulty. Indentities are forged out of this pain and confrontation, thus the mischief becomes personalized. Each of us change the world everyday, with everyone we see by changing their thinking structure, whether it is better or worse. Changing the world on a large scale will inevidably happen because people tend to group together to be heard. Being Human means being difficult and therefor having self identity, so to give up that, that identity we strive for, would be giving up being human. So the question is now, Are you willing to become something less that human to change the world???
Without self-identity you cease to exist. Identifying yourself as part of the human race is the essence of self-identity. I don't think it's possible to release your self-identity without a lobotomy. Additionally, who decides what is for the greater good? The majority, the most powerful (which is usually a minority), or those that have the most to gain? The problem with the question is that it can only exist in a theoretical environment. Human nature by its very existence demands something infinitely more complex. IMHO :)
Yes I would. In fact that is what I am trying very hard to do but with very little success.
I know it is easier said than done. But I think everyone has to change. Whether we like it or not. No one is perfect after all.
And all of these identities -race, religion etc. are not as constant as we want to believe. But the whole identity game is about believing that they are fixed. Even the identity of Me, Myself is not as fixed. It is constantly changing even if we do not consciously try to change it.
That would depend on whether I thought the changes were for the better or worse. I can adapt to a lot of things, but there is always this limit in me where I can't do something because it isn't being true to my own self. But I wonder if that would make much difference in the long run. Under every dictatorship, big or small, people with integrity and honour find a loophole to avoid the things they cannot morally do.
Actually, I don't really think there is such a thing as %26quot;the greater good%26quot; and any country which places emphasis on that finds itself with a lot of problems.
%26quot;For the good of all%26quot; is the only thing that would make me consider serious changes.
In essence, I am a completely selfish, detached, but well-meaning and caring individual. I think I would rather die than give up my self-identity.
I follow my heart all the time and it often ends in conflict. But it brings me supporters and happiness too.It is not an easy road to travel, and has caused me much sorrow, but I am sure the sorrow would have been much greater had I let myself be persuaded to do something I didn't feel right about. I would no longer be me anymore. And that is all I have. So no matter how isolated I feel, caring is a big part of me and I can't give that up ever, even if it was what the majority of humans wanted me to do.
In conclusion; I would never do anything that lessened my own sense of being. I am more comfortable with myself than I am with an order or dictate.
I feel as in everyday i live i change the world. Most people care for genetic offspring but i think knowlegdge is what is more important. Self-identity should not have to sacrificed for the greater good. Self-identity should be about achieving the greater good.
Personally i don't fit in a pidgeon hole. I keep outgrowing them.
If it's for the better, then yes.
. . . AC/DC? . . .
I have often thought about what parts of my personality, memories, ego, and life I could give up. In the end I would not give up my morality - I would rather be erased from history and have never existed in any capacity than abandon my moral code.
Aside from that I would willingly destroy any aspecy of my mind and personality for any cause I considern worth dying for.
There are alot of things that I could change that would be an improvement. I think everyone could say that. The best thing that I have is my integrity, I wouldn't change that for anyone.
We change incessantly, second by second. Change is our only reality.
Spiritual/Mental question: What is you?
The brain, of course, is you. It's all you are, and all that you will be. Your body can be long dead and gone, but if your brain is still around and can be sustained with nutrients, blood, and oxygen, you can still be alive.
However, at the same time, do we add part of our identity to the shell we exist in? What if yours was destroyed and your mind was put into another shell? Would your mind change as well, because you have lost part of what your mind has perceived as its identity? What if your new shell wasn't even human? What if your senses were altered due to the transfer; intensity of touch, smell, cone of vision? How much different will your mind change?
Spiritual/Mental question: What is you?
You know - as much as I like science-fiction, the more time that goes by in my life and the more I know about how the body works - I find that these sort of questions make for a great science-fiction novel, to consider one's existence.
It's really a bland-type of conversation, because it cannot happen. EVER.
When a brain is taken out from it's original place - there are SO MANY nerve processes, and chemicals that make it work that are lost and can never be repaired or replaced. It's an impossible procedure. The brain, believe it or not, is attached to your spine, it cannot exist without this %26quot;tail,%26quot; of nerve endings. Every nerve arm from the spine is responsible for a type of message, a conduit for chemical reaction, a support system for the proper function of the brain. Without these supporting instruments - the brain becomes useless.
Edit:
The brain needs more than oxygen, nutrients, and blood to survive. It needs stimulation, it needs a hospitable environment, it needs chemicals to encourage processing during stimulation...it's quite an impossible task.
(I'm being a nerd, I know)
Spiritual/Mental question: What is you?
I am that I am.
A set of specific limitations.
Well, amputees can feel like part of themselves is missing. Things that were easy to do might be difficult or impossible. But, still, your brain is mostly who you are.
very thought provoking
I would like to hear your justification for your opening presumption when there are perfectly valid and sensible arguments to indicate that concious is external and the brain a simple switching mechanism
IJR is IJr, and you're not. Simple.
Your premise that your mind is all that you are is wrong so your question makes no sense.
ok, but what about soul my sister?
I am more than just a brain. I am the body that encompasses it. I am the substances the body is made of. I am the soul that is the brain made of the substances of the body that encompasses my self.
I'm an atheist and a multidimensional being of light, a fallen star/angel who came here to enjoy the lusts of the material realm.
And in your sad machines
Youll forever stay
Desperate and displeased - with whoever you are
And you're a star
You are your perception of the world.
That being said, if your perception changes- perception being sensory input and your brain's ability to understand it- you would change to some extent.
However, you are also your /past/ perception of the world. So the inherently 'you' part of yourself might not change, maybe just for a long time, maybe forever.
Take into consideration the effects different hormone levels can have on your mood, thoughts, and actions. Any different body, regardless of its gender, would have intensely different hormone levels and cycles. If your senses were also affected you would experience the world in a totally new way, your brain might process your experiences in an entirely different way, and your perception of everything would change- changing you.
The part that is mostly inherently 'you' is your thought patterns based on your perception. Until that changes your experience of yourself will remain relatively similar. Remember how much you as a person have changed as you aged. I do not even feel embarrassed for stupid things I did when I was a young child because I am essentially not the same person. (Really, medically speaking, I am in no way the same person- I have probably replaced every cell in my body at least once by now.)
I am the 2009 model end product of BILLIONS of years of Evolution ... our parents made us ... there is NO god
religion is a scam
Technically, we are our mind and heart because either or both can die.
We only use 7-10% of our brain. Isn't that interesting?
The heart has to do with our values, emotions, etc. For example, She %26quot;broke my heart%26quot;. You feel pain in your chest.
Matthew 15:18 %26quot;However, the things proceeding out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those things defile a man. For example, out of the heart come wicked reasonings, murders,adulteries, fornications,thieveries,false testimonies, blasphemies.%26quot;
Every seven years we have totally different cells. Our perception is extremely interesting. The world is %26quot;as we say it is%26quot; . If I think the world is dangerous, it is because I will perceive all events, all stimuli through %26quot;those glasses%26quot; .So as a man thinketh, so is he. This is even deeper but space does not allow. WE ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING!
Hey... you're stoned!
There is no essential %26quot;You%26quot;, independent from the rest of the natural world. Everything exists in a state of interdependence. The brain concocts the perception of an independent self as an heuristic to navigate through the world. %26quot;You%26quot; is everything in existence.
What is you?
You're wrong, dead wrong. We have a spirit and a soul, not just a body. When we die our spirits separate from our bodies. We get another body, glorious body if we go to heaven. Otherwise we live in eternal torment separated from God for all eternity. In order to get saved, you must seek the Lord with all your heart, and he will find you looking for him. Once the transaction is made, you are a born again child of God, and you no longer believe in the lies Satan has been feeding you day and night for your whole life.
what is I? I is confused about question. which one of us is high? i think it might be you or me; i don't know I'm not a mindreader. if i is you and you is i who is i? banana
I have thought of this much having lived thru 60's and all I think we all go down to that one small spark that is eternal and divine. I have seen both spirits and primarily the little spirit lights. It is the small fast go anywhere spirit lights I think is who we are. our soul our spirit I think is one and the same. I do not canno explain all the things with the spirit lights I was not good at math physics etc There is a time after study and life a %26quot;knowing%26quot; comes. when I was 7 I used to give my mother answers for many questions and she would ask how do you know and I would answer essentially the same way even after much time and learning I just know/feel it right. So much of life we have to take on faith/belief like if I cannot see past the series of blind curves is the road still there, or do I stop and make sure it is? we all just have to do the best we can as we go along life; and then ditto the next step.
The soul and or spirit is the mind or thought process. what we accumulate from senses and experiences from time of birth.
If you are truly only allowing scientific evidence then your other parts of the question are somewhat invalid since the brain can not be transplanted into another species for the nerve endings and blood would not be compatible.
Have you read 'the minds I? Composed and arranged by Douglas R Hofstadter and Daniel C Dennett. This could be interesting reading for you. I personally 'think' that we are spiritual energies that are enclosed in a physical form that allows our existence in this realm. But there is so much more that we can not even acknowledge on this level of being. Imagine that we are actually a shell that encompasses many living entities that are separate and as unique as you feel that you are. Makes the statement 'the body, a temple' an interesting subject.
This is a great question. Why? I never considered asking it myself.
Of course, this is religion and spirituality: So, when I think of this question, I think of Jesus Christ, who, after his death took on different bodies, yet remained the same wonderful person he was before he died John 20:11-`18 Luke 24:15-53.
The Bible speaks of a resurrection from the dead, If a person has been dead a number of years, she/he would have to be resurrected in a new body. I love what the bible says, we are in God's memory John 5:28 calls them memorial tombs. Jehovah God can replace us with a new body.good myspace make a white substance foamy
However, at the same time, do we add part of our identity to the shell we exist in? What if yours was destroyed and your mind was put into another shell? Would your mind change as well, because you have lost part of what your mind has perceived as its identity? What if your new shell wasn't even human? What if your senses were altered due to the transfer; intensity of touch, smell, cone of vision? How much different will your mind change?
Spiritual/Mental question: What is you?
You know - as much as I like science-fiction, the more time that goes by in my life and the more I know about how the body works - I find that these sort of questions make for a great science-fiction novel, to consider one's existence.
It's really a bland-type of conversation, because it cannot happen. EVER.
When a brain is taken out from it's original place - there are SO MANY nerve processes, and chemicals that make it work that are lost and can never be repaired or replaced. It's an impossible procedure. The brain, believe it or not, is attached to your spine, it cannot exist without this %26quot;tail,%26quot; of nerve endings. Every nerve arm from the spine is responsible for a type of message, a conduit for chemical reaction, a support system for the proper function of the brain. Without these supporting instruments - the brain becomes useless.
Edit:
The brain needs more than oxygen, nutrients, and blood to survive. It needs stimulation, it needs a hospitable environment, it needs chemicals to encourage processing during stimulation...it's quite an impossible task.
(I'm being a nerd, I know)
Spiritual/Mental question: What is you?
I am that I am.
A set of specific limitations.
Well, amputees can feel like part of themselves is missing. Things that were easy to do might be difficult or impossible. But, still, your brain is mostly who you are.
very thought provoking
I would like to hear your justification for your opening presumption when there are perfectly valid and sensible arguments to indicate that concious is external and the brain a simple switching mechanism
IJR is IJr, and you're not. Simple.
Your premise that your mind is all that you are is wrong so your question makes no sense.
ok, but what about soul my sister?
I am more than just a brain. I am the body that encompasses it. I am the substances the body is made of. I am the soul that is the brain made of the substances of the body that encompasses my self.
I'm an atheist and a multidimensional being of light, a fallen star/angel who came here to enjoy the lusts of the material realm.
And in your sad machines
Youll forever stay
Desperate and displeased - with whoever you are
And you're a star
You are your perception of the world.
That being said, if your perception changes- perception being sensory input and your brain's ability to understand it- you would change to some extent.
However, you are also your /past/ perception of the world. So the inherently 'you' part of yourself might not change, maybe just for a long time, maybe forever.
Take into consideration the effects different hormone levels can have on your mood, thoughts, and actions. Any different body, regardless of its gender, would have intensely different hormone levels and cycles. If your senses were also affected you would experience the world in a totally new way, your brain might process your experiences in an entirely different way, and your perception of everything would change- changing you.
The part that is mostly inherently 'you' is your thought patterns based on your perception. Until that changes your experience of yourself will remain relatively similar. Remember how much you as a person have changed as you aged. I do not even feel embarrassed for stupid things I did when I was a young child because I am essentially not the same person. (Really, medically speaking, I am in no way the same person- I have probably replaced every cell in my body at least once by now.)
I am the 2009 model end product of BILLIONS of years of Evolution ... our parents made us ... there is NO god
religion is a scam
Technically, we are our mind and heart because either or both can die.
We only use 7-10% of our brain. Isn't that interesting?
The heart has to do with our values, emotions, etc. For example, She %26quot;broke my heart%26quot;. You feel pain in your chest.
Matthew 15:18 %26quot;However, the things proceeding out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those things defile a man. For example, out of the heart come wicked reasonings, murders,adulteries, fornications,thieveries,false testimonies, blasphemies.%26quot;
Every seven years we have totally different cells. Our perception is extremely interesting. The world is %26quot;as we say it is%26quot; . If I think the world is dangerous, it is because I will perceive all events, all stimuli through %26quot;those glasses%26quot; .So as a man thinketh, so is he. This is even deeper but space does not allow. WE ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING!
Hey... you're stoned!
There is no essential %26quot;You%26quot;, independent from the rest of the natural world. Everything exists in a state of interdependence. The brain concocts the perception of an independent self as an heuristic to navigate through the world. %26quot;You%26quot; is everything in existence.
What is you?
You're wrong, dead wrong. We have a spirit and a soul, not just a body. When we die our spirits separate from our bodies. We get another body, glorious body if we go to heaven. Otherwise we live in eternal torment separated from God for all eternity. In order to get saved, you must seek the Lord with all your heart, and he will find you looking for him. Once the transaction is made, you are a born again child of God, and you no longer believe in the lies Satan has been feeding you day and night for your whole life.
what is I? I is confused about question. which one of us is high? i think it might be you or me; i don't know I'm not a mindreader. if i is you and you is i who is i? banana
I have thought of this much having lived thru 60's and all I think we all go down to that one small spark that is eternal and divine. I have seen both spirits and primarily the little spirit lights. It is the small fast go anywhere spirit lights I think is who we are. our soul our spirit I think is one and the same. I do not canno explain all the things with the spirit lights I was not good at math physics etc There is a time after study and life a %26quot;knowing%26quot; comes. when I was 7 I used to give my mother answers for many questions and she would ask how do you know and I would answer essentially the same way even after much time and learning I just know/feel it right. So much of life we have to take on faith/belief like if I cannot see past the series of blind curves is the road still there, or do I stop and make sure it is? we all just have to do the best we can as we go along life; and then ditto the next step.
The soul and or spirit is the mind or thought process. what we accumulate from senses and experiences from time of birth.
If you are truly only allowing scientific evidence then your other parts of the question are somewhat invalid since the brain can not be transplanted into another species for the nerve endings and blood would not be compatible.
Have you read 'the minds I? Composed and arranged by Douglas R Hofstadter and Daniel C Dennett. This could be interesting reading for you. I personally 'think' that we are spiritual energies that are enclosed in a physical form that allows our existence in this realm. But there is so much more that we can not even acknowledge on this level of being. Imagine that we are actually a shell that encompasses many living entities that are separate and as unique as you feel that you are. Makes the statement 'the body, a temple' an interesting subject.
This is a great question. Why? I never considered asking it myself.
Of course, this is religion and spirituality: So, when I think of this question, I think of Jesus Christ, who, after his death took on different bodies, yet remained the same wonderful person he was before he died John 20:11-`18 Luke 24:15-53.
The Bible speaks of a resurrection from the dead, If a person has been dead a number of years, she/he would have to be resurrected in a new body. I love what the bible says, we are in God's memory John 5:28 calls them memorial tombs. Jehovah God can replace us with a new body.
Do you ever feel like the life is being sucked right out of you?
People are always making demands on your time,wanting this and wanting that from you to the point that you feel you've given so much of yourself that you have lost your own identity and no longer have anything left to give?
This has finally happened to me,and I have so many people depending on me to always remain strong and be there for them. But,I feel like I'm running on empty and have nothing left to give. I have always been the one my family turned to in times of need,and I've always done my best to help,always setting aside my own needs and emotions for theirs. But now I'm finding myself somewhat resentful of their constant leaning on me,because I feel the need to lean on someone else for a change.
If you have been in a similar situation,do you have any advice for me? How do I replenish myself?
Do you ever feel like the life is being sucked right out of you?
Yes, I understand what you mean. I finally started taking time for myself. I looked back at the things I used to enjoy (and I had to think back quite a ways) and decided to try it again to see if I still enjoyed it. In my case it was community theater. I get out of the house for a little while a few nights a weeks, dust off some underused talents %26amp; interact with people who have no expectations for me to do anything except what I came there to do. And best of all, I get recognition when I've done something well.
Find what you enjoy or sign up for a class to learn something new. Even if it's just once a week, it will be your time where you can leave all other concerns behind and refill your own reserves. I know it may seem like adding something else to do when you already feel stretched too thin, but it can in fact be a great respite.
Also, learn to say no. When you are feeling overwhelmed just say no to the next request - without guilt. I promise the world will not fall apart if you can't be there once in a while. And your family will find new ways to support each other.
Do you ever feel like the life is being sucked right out of you?
Hi,
Sorry to respond so late.
As a mom of two young ones at home, I get to feeling this way some times. My solution has been to take day trips once every week or two. It keeps excitment in our lives. For example, last week we drove to an underground cavern in Virginia and toured.
Ohhh, poor me. I am so needed. Everyone depends on me, me, me. I'm running on empty, oh poor, poor me. Go hide and cry. I have advice. Whine somewhere else.
Go to Iraq. Bush is blowing the life out of people there..
And what happens if you get sick or worse? Self reliance is important to servival. Choose a day that will cause the least disruption and declare it self reliance day. Everybody fends for themselves. The leave if you have to get them to do for themselves. Do that everyweek. Then expand it till you have a load that you can handle.
yes i have been in similar situations and know of others too.
Firstly sounds like you need a holiday away from everyone!
My advice would be to try and do something for yourself regularly, such as going swimming, join a club, help other people who cant demand of you.
Let everyone know that your joining a club ect. and its something you really want to do. People need to get used to the fact that you will not always be there. But the biggest thing you could do would be to say no sometimes.
It has been written that God does not give you more than you can handle, but it sure feel like he has sometimes, especially when you become a care taker. Getting alone even for a walk and clearing your mind will help. Perhaps meditation. Even Jesus had to get away and find peace. If life becomes resentful, then that is a warning sign to back off and speak up. Sometime people have to learn to take care of themselves. You become an enabler if you continue to bail them out.
You need to Love yourself enough to say whoa.
You just need a break perhaps. Help people help themselves.
These are the only suggestions I have. I was a care taker for 6 years and I survives, but not without scars. I look at it now; I wish I could have done more. Sometimes I would shut down.
Maybe see this as a service to God. That helps me to carry on. With unconditional Love, serving is reward enough. Rev. TomCat
Ah yes, I hear you loud and clear. I refer to these people in my life as human vampires. They suck the life force out of me.
What I have done is to find people who are positive and supportive. There are now more of this type than the vampires.
I learned to say no to draining people, in a gentle manner, and therefore, do not get any hostility back. This was hard for me to do at first, but I eventually learned. Practice makes perfect is indeed true!
This has finally happened to me,and I have so many people depending on me to always remain strong and be there for them. But,I feel like I'm running on empty and have nothing left to give. I have always been the one my family turned to in times of need,and I've always done my best to help,always setting aside my own needs and emotions for theirs. But now I'm finding myself somewhat resentful of their constant leaning on me,because I feel the need to lean on someone else for a change.
If you have been in a similar situation,do you have any advice for me? How do I replenish myself?
Do you ever feel like the life is being sucked right out of you?
Yes, I understand what you mean. I finally started taking time for myself. I looked back at the things I used to enjoy (and I had to think back quite a ways) and decided to try it again to see if I still enjoyed it. In my case it was community theater. I get out of the house for a little while a few nights a weeks, dust off some underused talents %26amp; interact with people who have no expectations for me to do anything except what I came there to do. And best of all, I get recognition when I've done something well.
Find what you enjoy or sign up for a class to learn something new. Even if it's just once a week, it will be your time where you can leave all other concerns behind and refill your own reserves. I know it may seem like adding something else to do when you already feel stretched too thin, but it can in fact be a great respite.
Also, learn to say no. When you are feeling overwhelmed just say no to the next request - without guilt. I promise the world will not fall apart if you can't be there once in a while. And your family will find new ways to support each other.
Do you ever feel like the life is being sucked right out of you?
Hi,
Sorry to respond so late.
As a mom of two young ones at home, I get to feeling this way some times. My solution has been to take day trips once every week or two. It keeps excitment in our lives. For example, last week we drove to an underground cavern in Virginia and toured.
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Ohhh, poor me. I am so needed. Everyone depends on me, me, me. I'm running on empty, oh poor, poor me. Go hide and cry. I have advice. Whine somewhere else.
Go to Iraq. Bush is blowing the life out of people there..
And what happens if you get sick or worse? Self reliance is important to servival. Choose a day that will cause the least disruption and declare it self reliance day. Everybody fends for themselves. The leave if you have to get them to do for themselves. Do that everyweek. Then expand it till you have a load that you can handle.
yes i have been in similar situations and know of others too.
Firstly sounds like you need a holiday away from everyone!
My advice would be to try and do something for yourself regularly, such as going swimming, join a club, help other people who cant demand of you.
Let everyone know that your joining a club ect. and its something you really want to do. People need to get used to the fact that you will not always be there. But the biggest thing you could do would be to say no sometimes.
It has been written that God does not give you more than you can handle, but it sure feel like he has sometimes, especially when you become a care taker. Getting alone even for a walk and clearing your mind will help. Perhaps meditation. Even Jesus had to get away and find peace. If life becomes resentful, then that is a warning sign to back off and speak up. Sometime people have to learn to take care of themselves. You become an enabler if you continue to bail them out.
You need to Love yourself enough to say whoa.
You just need a break perhaps. Help people help themselves.
These are the only suggestions I have. I was a care taker for 6 years and I survives, but not without scars. I look at it now; I wish I could have done more. Sometimes I would shut down.
Maybe see this as a service to God. That helps me to carry on. With unconditional Love, serving is reward enough. Rev. TomCat
Ah yes, I hear you loud and clear. I refer to these people in my life as human vampires. They suck the life force out of me.
What I have done is to find people who are positive and supportive. There are now more of this type than the vampires.
I learned to say no to draining people, in a gentle manner, and therefore, do not get any hostility back. This was hard for me to do at first, but I eventually learned. Practice makes perfect is indeed true!
Give me your thoughts on this verse?
Getting my point across is a priority but in rap im the minority/
So I give you presents with my presence and leave in every word a part of me/
Cause people these days want more than they can have/
Like the star quarterback runnin to catch his own pass/
I want to stimulate minds of kids who get what they want and not what they need/
So when the time comes to stand up they can get off their knees/
But how can I change their ways when im not even beyond their days/
Time pays more dividends then crime will every sway/
Ill tell ya right now to listen to me because I got the drive/
And wisdom like happiness is just another state of mind/
Reachable through all the people who hang up their face/
Who don鈥檛 realize to sit back and think, life鈥檚 not a race/
When you finally realize your secret identity/
The revolution will be that much closer to sanity/
Give me your thoughts on this verse?
These are good lyrics, shows determination. Sounds like something %26quot;The Teacher%26quot; from KRS-ONE would say. Has a relaxed vibe about it as well.
Give me your thoughts on this verse?
i liked it...very soul rebelish
Good, but you are making some of the same mistakes as me:
Every two lines don't neccessarily have to rhyme or be a witty phrase..
AND
It also depends on what beat you put this too, theres a specific beat pattern in hip-hop, I forget what it was called..
Looks like you got the syllabes per line under good control, good job
And you got the main message there too, so that's good.
Its hot, very deep and I like the message it brings
So I give you presents with my presence and leave in every word a part of me/
Cause people these days want more than they can have/
Like the star quarterback runnin to catch his own pass/
I want to stimulate minds of kids who get what they want and not what they need/
So when the time comes to stand up they can get off their knees/
But how can I change their ways when im not even beyond their days/
Time pays more dividends then crime will every sway/
Ill tell ya right now to listen to me because I got the drive/
And wisdom like happiness is just another state of mind/
Reachable through all the people who hang up their face/
Who don鈥檛 realize to sit back and think, life鈥檚 not a race/
When you finally realize your secret identity/
The revolution will be that much closer to sanity/
Give me your thoughts on this verse?
These are good lyrics, shows determination. Sounds like something %26quot;The Teacher%26quot; from KRS-ONE would say. Has a relaxed vibe about it as well.
Give me your thoughts on this verse?
i liked it...very soul rebelish
Good, but you are making some of the same mistakes as me:
Every two lines don't neccessarily have to rhyme or be a witty phrase..
AND
It also depends on what beat you put this too, theres a specific beat pattern in hip-hop, I forget what it was called..
Looks like you got the syllabes per line under good control, good job
And you got the main message there too, so that's good.
Its hot, very deep and I like the message it brings
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