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I'm starting this topic in light of a question stemming from the Makes you ponder topic .
The question at hand relates to the title: "Is the human soul pre programmed?" Meaning, do specific, learned, idealistic personality traits extend from parents to their children? Here's my example:
I was adopted at birth, and met my birth mother and father when I was 18. Ironically, we share many perspectives on life, contrary to the environment I was brought up in with my adoptive parents. Though I only met my father twice, we share and uncanny resemblance to each other (which is semi-normal). The intriguing part is that we had a very similar child hood concerning our religious beliefs and determination to defy authority. Though, now, he is a born again Christian. This is only the tip of the iceberg, because I barely know him,.... the similarities to myself and my mom are even scarier.
She grew up in a very religious family, like myself,.... yet, she always knew that something wasn't right, she just didn't believe. I've always felt that way too. Not only religious positions, but political also. She grew up, like me, in a suburban white neighborhood, where diversity is nearly non existent. Though our families were very conservative (you know, the uncles who use the N word all the time and view every non white person as a plague, regardless of scenario), we were able to see past that, and again, use an open mind to make our own, personal, evaluations of the situation and make a rational decision on what is actually the best for humanity.
I could go on and on, giving examples,... but this is my point:
I believe that my soul was partially preprogrammed with some of life's more important -learned- and -"un" learned- questions. I also incorporate this theory into my theory pertaing to human evolution.
Human existance is ever evolving, since the moment the crowe magnas' sprung from the heart of africa, and most likely through the neandertals before them,...ect, ect,... we are evolving every generation.
Rationality plays a huge part in this evolving process. I believe that irrational people; racists, religious radicals, athiests, ect, ect.... slow down the process. When something of great magnitude is learned by a parent, or even exposed, I think it's plugged directly into the DNA, sorta like an ever expanding blueprint of what we know works best. That blue print, get added to every generation, growing stronger upon the way. Of course, the individual must be exposed to these elements and given the opportunity to introduce them into their soul, for the information to be absorbed and utilized by the brain.
That will be it for the moment,.... if any part of that rant got confusing, post the question with your comment/opinion.
The question at hand relates to the title: "Is the human soul pre programmed?" Meaning, do specific, learned, idealistic personality traits extend from parents to their children? Here's my example:
I was adopted at birth, and met my birth mother and father when I was 18. Ironically, we share many perspectives on life, contrary to the environment I was brought up in with my adoptive parents. Though I only met my father twice, we share and uncanny resemblance to each other (which is semi-normal). The intriguing part is that we had a very similar child hood concerning our religious beliefs and determination to defy authority. Though, now, he is a born again Christian. This is only the tip of the iceberg, because I barely know him,.... the similarities to myself and my mom are even scarier.
She grew up in a very religious family, like myself,.... yet, she always knew that something wasn't right, she just didn't believe. I've always felt that way too. Not only religious positions, but political also. She grew up, like me, in a suburban white neighborhood, where diversity is nearly non existent. Though our families were very conservative (you know, the uncles who use the N word all the time and view every non white person as a plague, regardless of scenario), we were able to see past that, and again, use an open mind to make our own, personal, evaluations of the situation and make a rational decision on what is actually the best for humanity.
I could go on and on, giving examples,... but this is my point:
I believe that my soul was partially preprogrammed with some of life's more important -learned- and -"un" learned- questions. I also incorporate this theory into my theory pertaing to human evolution.
Human existance is ever evolving, since the moment the crowe magnas' sprung from the heart of africa, and most likely through the neandertals before them,...ect, ect,... we are evolving every generation.
Rationality plays a huge part in this evolving process. I believe that irrational people; racists, religious radicals, athiests, ect, ect.... slow down the process. When something of great magnitude is learned by a parent, or even exposed, I think it's plugged directly into the DNA, sorta like an ever expanding blueprint of what we know works best. That blue print, get added to every generation, growing stronger upon the way. Of course, the individual must be exposed to these elements and given the opportunity to introduce them into their soul, for the information to be absorbed and utilized by the brain.
That will be it for the moment,.... if any part of that rant got confusing, post the question with your comment/opinion.
Thanx for the correction 👍
