WendyDarling
Even though moderately detailed, I feel my response does not do your post the justice it deserves.
I genuinely respect your feedback and find synergy with it . . .
What we are, is at the very least partially defined by the concept of essence, that you have brought into this discussion. The emotions certainly help to define this essence. I have often wondered whether we can feel our true essence like that of our spirit - it is like we have a sense of it being there.
That is a whole new direction for me to think in, thank you. Until now I have been treating things in a logic first way with a theory that logic and emotions are somehow equal. This makes sense to me given that instinct and intuition are coming into play here.
I will pursue this line of thought more thoroughly. My thoughts in the last 17 years is that science has been unintentionally trying to strip us of our essence/spirit. I am going to make a more thoughtful response in the not too distant future.
I don’t think we are separate from our emotions but I do wonder if there is more to us than we are willing to admit.
I like the use of the term essence - I would have to exercise at least two lines of thought here. The emotions are proving harder to grapple with than logic. While I contemplate this I am going to consider very thoughtfully the idea of essence; one of the clearer things here is that emotions help shape our personality which I believe is one of the facets that leads to our personal identity(or our self-concept).
No you are not veering off topic. I would say you are right on topic - we are covering some uncharted territory here.
I believe this to be correct. Being is something more than just survival. A machine can survive until it is worn out and/or unable to be powered but for us there is more. Of course we wear out too but we are socially self sustaining; I mean that without each other we would not be able to be born and navigate the treacherous waters of life - here we are talking beyond the physical essentials too.
Exactly . . . Do you like how a lot of people try to dodge this? I am being sarcastically rhetorical. Being alone is terrifying - for me more terrifying than the threat of physical harm from a dangerous wild creature. At least having a dangerous wild creature to evade would give me the purpose of evasion.
Let me be off topic for a small but significant moment:
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Existence is cut like a gemstone . . .
. . . in that it is multifaceted . . .
. . . Love is the most important facet of our existence . . .[/b]
Humanity’s true face should be one of love.