2007-10-23 15:11:18 · 9 answers · asked by Audrey K 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
My answer would be yes. The problem would be to first answer the question of what makes us 'human'; not just in the way we are smarter than animals, but the way we have this sense of want to communicate with others, etc.
In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Kurtz's loss of his sense of identity, by becoming a cannibal shows how his idea of being human is changed to that of something totally different. Although this example is not good to answer this question, it is worth pondering over how man in different situations has been made to give up his ideas, his life,etc with nothing to go back to and emptiness before him.
2007-10-23 15:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a question of understanding the levels of a human being. A human being is a compound Idea of God, with Spirit, Soul-individuation, and biofield/body temple components.
"Human'ity" is thus needful of definition. If is meant, "human being" as e.g. Heidegger defined it--"Da-sein," or "here-being," then perhaps going to sleep causes a "loss of human being."
If by "humanity" is meant man in God's image and likeness, then never, at that level, for same is kept in Mind.
However, by "loss" of "humanity" is most often meant "can a person, via choice, lose his/her essential being?" This is a process which may happen, but it requires more than one life of hatred against Life, Truth, and Love to bring that about.
Insofar as a soul-initiative, a single embodiment, is concerned, the "soul that sinneth, it shall die" is applicable. To the extent that one doesn't champion one's better nature, one's childlike innocence, one is not profiting one's soulfield internalization and demonstration of Oneness, God, Good. Thus, the Sabbath as a weekly day in which to calibrate one's life, one's sowings, and one's love of God.
Some worthwhile reading on this subject: "The Eyes of the Tailless Animals," Soon Ok Lee; "Tortured for Christ," Reverend Richard Wurmbrand; "Stay Alive, My Son," Pin Yathay; "Expecting Adam," Martha Beck; "Climb the Highest Mountain," Mark Prophet; "Man, Master of His Destiny," O. M. Aivanhov; "The Path of Virtue," Jonathan Murro; "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock; "When Invisible Children Sing," Huang; "University of Destruction," David Wheaton.
cordially,
j.
2007-10-23 22:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by j153e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately not in the biological sense. And unfortunately the worst kind is when in secret he can behave worse than a maniacal beast and charm you with a hypnotic personality.
2007-10-24 01:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
define humanity
2007-10-23 22:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler came awfully close if he didn't completely loose his humanity.
2007-10-23 22:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Jeffrey Daumer.
Ooops,can't, they killed him.
You could say, he consumed his humanity.
2007-10-23 22:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not phisical humanity, but spiritual or mental.
2007-10-23 22:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you see it day-in-day-out? I hope some could recover theirs.
2007-10-23 22:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by Dencel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm.....
i like ninja turtlez
2007-10-23 22:16:08 · answer #9 · answered by finding happiness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋