From whence we came

It boggles my mind to know that once I did not exist. Did my birth bring my own consciousness into existence, or is this individuality that I hold so dear something more. The history of life is truly amazing; it spans time periods which are simply beyond my understanding, yet in the history of life lies the definition of who I am. My mind holds thoughts and feelings, emotions and desires, many of which I share with my primate relatives. In the primates we see friendships, we see kisses, and perhaps more emotion. All that we are originated from that which came before, as evolution is merely a variation on a common theme. Our minds are based upon those of the animals from which we evolved. If this is true, however, do I share consciousness with them? What is it that humans believe to be unique to themselves but that no animal posses. What am I, who am I to believe that my mind makes me different from all else. Surely if all life is related to one another, then to attribute a soul to only human beings would be erroneous. Truly all life must have a soul (if one believes in such things), as there is no clear separation between what makes something human and what isn't human.

A THOUGHT there are those who now think some of what we are IQ even learning exsperances are passed through DNA. This is the reason why we evolved. Can you carry in your DNA the thoughts and exsperances of you ancesters?

Don,t know

I believe the 'higher' life forms have souls; dogs, cats, humans, etc...*but not, let's say ants, roaches, snakes, rodents, and the like. *It's belonging to this higher life-form; having a working, complex, intelligent, conscious mind, that makes us human; which in-turn, both promotes and nourishes the soul..

fishyfishfish, here's some facts that will really boggle you on the statement "from whence we came"

Every single atom and cell in your body from when you were a kid, is gone. Your body has no atom or cell from when you were a kid.

Also, every part that composes who you are, every atom, has existed from as long as the universe has existed and will continue to exist for eternity. Because matter and energy can not be destroyed, merely transformed.