Tag: Soul

• A Controversial Verse – Genesis 2:7

  “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul”.  Due possibly in part to the King James Version’s rendering of this verse, there exists the idea, (in spite of Darwin), that humans differ radically and categorically from […]

  calgacus83

  20th Mar 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Buddhism, Darwin, Descartes, Evolution, Genesis, God, Soul, Tomorrow

• Do We Possess a Soul?

  The concept of a “soul” comes to us, in our Western part of the world, from Greek Philosophy and from Judaism and Christianity. In Greek Philosophy, the key word is psuche. Its root meaning is located in the experience of breathing, and so it’s associated with life. Whatever lives breathes; whatever dies doesn’t. Putting these […]

  calgacus83

  20th Mar 2021

  Consciousness, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Philosophy, Religion

  Awareness, Exceptionalism, Genesis, Mind, Self, Soul