What is spirit.

[dio9]

God formed Man out of the earth. and breathed into him the breath of life. and Man became a living being. Genesis 2:7
The dust returns to the earth as it was. and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7
You do not die when the body dies the spirit is everlasting infinite standing on the ground of eternity. Bhagavad-Gita

All things are made of spirit and body. Spirit is the infinite and eternal part ( as per Genesis) Yang to the bodies Yin. Spirit is contagious it passes from one to another. it is greater than and not completely contained by the body. It resonates out from a person to his environment like neighboring tuning forks resonate at the same frequency. That's why Jesus said love your neighbor , because it will do you good. Spirit is recognized by all faiths a common thread running through them . Spirit is in you and affecting you everywhere you go. We already live in the spiritual world.

Question for discussion :
First of all , do you believe or feel you have a spirit? (if not please don't answer 3 and 4)

Are you a body with a spirit or a spirit with a body?
Do we generate our spirit or is spirit something eternal given to us?

feel free to comment on anything posted above.

[dio9]

[Replying to post 55 by Tired of the Nonsense]

That's not spirituality, what you described is compulsive obsessive disorder.
give me a break just because a person suffers from the compulsive disorder you blame that on spirit? pleas don't waste my time . I am done out.

OCD is extremely common among devout believers. My late delusional aunt was afflicted with it. It is the result of a lifetime of believing that God is watching your every move.

Wikipedia
Psychosis
Psychosis is an abnormal condition of the mind that involves a "loss of contact with reality." People experiencing psychosis may exhibit personality changes and thought disorder. Depending on its severity, this may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment in carrying out daily life activities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis






Is this the way non believers REALLY see Christians? Yes it largely is.

so you're suggesting believing is delusional and leads to OCD? what does that have to do with the ontology of Spirit?

[dio9]

spirit is simply who you were before you were born.

No, the word for that is fetus.

some people just don't have a sense of spirit. Its a sense thing. Spirit is as obvious to me as the sunrise. what can I say? just smell the roses.

No it isn't. The exact time and location of sunrise can be measured and predicted. No so much with things spiritual.

before you were a fetus even.

[dio9]

[Replying to post 1 by dio9]

You do know, by the way, that man is not formed from the ground, right? Most of your biomass comes from the air, because most of plant's biomass comes from the air (the carbon they remove from CO2 during photosynthesis).

But to answer your question, there is no evidence of a soul or a spirit or any other such notion.

good point , we are of the earth sky and ocean .

[dio9]

[Replying to post 47 by McCulloch]

just curious about what your opinion might be, do you believe in anything?

[Justin108]

spirit is simply who you were before you were born.

No, the word for that is fetus.

before you were a fetus even.

The word for that is embryo

[dio9]

[Replying to post 48 by Clownboat]

again I'm not talking about disembodied spirits , I am suggesting there is one and the same spirit which runs like a thread through all things.

[dio9]

[Replying to post 65 by Justin108]

before you were an embryo what were you?

[Justin108]

[Replying to post 65 by Justin108]

before you were an embryo what were you?

A gastrula

[Justin108]

[Replying to post 48 by Clownboat]

again I'm not talking about disembodied spirits , I am suggesting there is one and the same spirit which runs like a thread through all things.

Is there any way to detect this spirit?

[McCulloch]

spirit is simply who you were before you were born.

No, the word for that is fetus.

before you were a fetus even.

Of course we knew what you meant, but we couldn't resist having a bit of fun at your expense. But there is a point being made. Do you get your spirit when you are born, or does it come earlier? Does a single celled fertilized egg have a spirit? When does this pre-existing undetectable incorporeal thing called spirit get infused into the biological entity called a human?

But more important than your answers to these questions is this:
[font=Georgia]How do you know? Can you say anything about spirit without "I think" or "in my opinion"? Is there any verifiable factual information about spirit?[/font]