Spirit or brain?

elSicomoro · 05-31-2003, 03:15 PM

I think our brain gives us a baseline of personality--inherited, chemical/biological affects, general human tendencies, etc. But I definitely believe that our spirit gives color to the canvas (the brain).

Sperm donor and I share many personality traits (the way we laugh, our stubbornness, among them). But I'm a completely different person than he is--I'm empathetic, I'm more creative than mechanical, and I'm not afraid to show "sissy" emotions.

And if we didn't have spirit, there'd be too much predictability. I'd be just like my mom and dad, my mom would be just like her mom and dad, etc. We wouldn't truly be individuals. That would be boring as hell.

Man, if I were exactly like my mom and dad, I'd be in a world of trouble.

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05-31-2003, 03:15 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I think our brain gives us a baseline of personality--inherited, chemical/biological affects, general human tendencies, etc. But I definitely believe that our spirit gives color to the canvas (the brain). Sperm donor and I share many personality traits (the way we laugh, our stubbornness, among them). But I'm a completely different person than he is--I'm empathetic, I'm more creative than mechanical, and I'm not afraid to show "sissy" emotions. And if we didn't have spirit, there'd be too much predictability. I'd be just like my mom and dad, my mom would be just like her mom and dad, etc. We wouldn't truly be individuals. That would be boring as hell. Man, if I were exactly like my mom and dad, I'd be in a world of trouble.

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