what defines a man's identity? what exactly makes us different from another individual? is it outward appearance? is it personality? is it the way he thinks or what he thinks about?
what makes me daniel and not somebody else? is my mode of thinking unique to me alone? what are the chances that my physical appearance is the same as somebody past, present or future? where does identity reside? in the soul or in the body? or is the body simply a shell?
is identity a collective group of thoughts? are thoughts then simply electrochemical changes within the brain or something spiritual, transcending physical processes? where then does the soul reside?
in my own opinion, the body is a shell. i dont think the soul necessarily stays in any particular part. its just there, maybe something akin to air. God did breathe life into adam. (Gen 2:7) Taking the existence of God and soul as a given, is identity set uniquely from the start or is it nurtured into a certain form after time?
does man exist in reality? what is reality? is reality and experience or a presence of matter? does my being exist because i just do? can the existence of an object be proven by the confirmation of an equally improbable/probable object?
does man exist in time? how would i know that i existed before now? are we not always changing/evolving/adapting? is the person from 1 second ago same as the person now?
the answers to these questions i do not know. why bother? im going to sleep.
sidenote-> question mark count: 25
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