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Neuralink and the Problem of the Soul

Some of the questions we tackle, beneath the surface: - Does Neuralink have the potential to alter human nature? - What do technological innovations such as this say about the human soul? - Does the soul have a special relationship with the brain, different than it does with the other bodily organs? - Doesn't this contradict Aquinas' teaching and the doctrine of the Church that says the soul is the form of the body?... Read More
Plato and Aristotle

3 Simple Signs of the Human Soul

Archeologists agree that 3 basic signs of being human are abstract thought (including creative imagination), symbolic language, and religion – each distinguishing us from the other animals. What do these have in common? The ability to rise above the spatial-temporal realm of the physical senses to tap into a transcendent reality. Pre-Christian pagan philosophers could […]... Read More
Pentecost

The Amazing Wonder of Pentecost

Today’s readings for Pentecost Sunday cover the Holy Spirit being released to the world and St. Paul’s preaching that Christ’s baptized followers are members of His body (the Church), because all are in the one Spirit. We can extrapolate that as the soul is the form and life of the body, the Holy Spirit is […]... Read More