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The Nature of Spirits

Whenever we read the great tales of or fear or sexual impulses, an organism
ghosts and goblins, of gods and their would not reproduce, and therefore, no
helpers, of priests, lore, and magic, we other organisms with that mentality would
are always struck with the idea that be created, except by chance of
these spirits have emotions, that they reversion, which is very unlikely. My
are suffering from human frailties, and question is this: why is it that spirits
that they have a will power. The origin and souls are endowed with these
of the idea of the soul, of the spirits psychological aspects?In all of the
and the gods, all comes from the most stories I have read of the gods, I have
human desire: immortality, freedom from uncovered all of these impulses. I have
fear of death. As it so happens to be encountered the sexual urge of the gods
natural, humans desire to avoid pain, of Greece and Rome. I have discovered
suffering, misery, and death. The idea the ability to desire and feel
that death or the end of life is not accomplishment or disappointment in the
really the end of life, and that a gods and spirits of Animist cultures. It
misery-less future awaits those who die, seems that there is no god, excepting the
this idea is a relatively attractive one. god of Deism, that has no interest in
With an afterlife, there is no death, so being involved with the people who
it is easy to see why one might enjoy believe in him. The Christians believe
such a theory, regardless of the lack of their god will save them. The Hindus
any evidence whatsoever. Since this idea believe their god will reincarnate them.
in an afterlife flourishes considerably, The Jews believe that their god has
there is are other popular ideas about smashed societies and cultures for the
spirits, souls, and other items that tiniest of reasons. Every religion
exist in this afterlife theory.Our remains identical in this fact.Okay, so,
memories, our experiences, our thoughts, we have spirits, souls, and gods, many of
ideas, notions, character, attitude, and them endowed with human mentality. I am
feelings are all stored within the mind. quite curious, though. Why is it that no
Science, or at least all honest playwright in ancient Greece ever
investigative studies, would tell us that described one of the gods as rubbing his
our mind is located within the physical belly and hungry? Why have I seen no
brain of the body. So far, no other spirits that get hungry? Some cultures
theory has come up with any verifiable feed their spirits, but that's even more
evidence to the contrary. Another absurd. They leave only enough food for
theory, with much less evidence, does a few days or a weeks. And why leave any
exist. It is the idea that the mind is a food at all? Will the spirits decompose
part of the soul -- that when the body and go to the state of the
dies, the mind leaves the body with the after-afterlife? The sexual urge that
soul. Some individuals have offered seems so prevalent in so many religions,
evidence on behalf of such a trite idea. from the god of Christianity violating a
They have argued that since it is a part virgin meant to be married to the Greek
of the spiritual realm, one which tools gods that committed such fornication on a
and devices and technology cannot reach regular basis -- just why does the sexual
nor see, that it is out of their urge prevail? Of what use is it? Are
jurisdiction of judgment. An interesting the gods going to mate and then produce
idea, I admit. One might as well claim spiritual offspring?What seems a thousand
that they have invented, discovered, or times more odd is that the gods are
uncovered something that is wonderful and lacking those parts that make sexual
beautiful, but that is completely activity useful, for procreation or
unsensible by human senses. (i.e. we recreation. The penis and the vagina,
might have a tourist trap with the holy these two parts that are responsible for
grail, only to find a plaque "If you have producing the pleasure of sex, are
sinned, you cannot see or feel it, but non-existent on ghosts. If a human loses
you must believe it is there.")One might such a part, it is impossible to engage
be so educated and thoughtful enough to in sexual activity. And, it seems that
feel that the theory of a soul is so these ghosts have lost all their bodies.
discredited, that it needs no further Yet, the urge to have sex is prevalent,
examination; it becomes a moot point. while their sex organs are not prevalent.
However, there are some things in this One may argue with me, "But the gods and
field that might want to be considered, ghosts have physical bodies that they can
just in a hypothetical point of view at use!" If this is true, then it shouldn't
most. So it indeed happens that every be even slightly difficult to get
folk story and every old religion regards evidence of god. Whenever pressed for
spirits as vibrant and powerful beings. evidence, the religionist usually claims,
In Greek mythology, the gods often came "But they are noncorporal entities --
down from their clouds, to mate with they are not physical, they are
earthlings, or kill them, or have spiritual." No thoughtful spiritualist
dealings with them. In the stories of will claim their god is actually
these gods, they all seem to have the physical, because in doing so, they have
exact same characteristics of any human opened the doors to dispelling their
being. They have desires, wants, fears, beliefs in a heartbeat.The need to eat is
hopes, beliefs. They react to their as absurd as the desire to have sex for
environment. When they are informed that the gods. Other things, such as the
their plans have failed, they react with social instinct and any desire at all,
disappointment, and maybe rage or seem to also be quite absurd. Why
violence. When they are informed that animals and other conscious organisms are
their plans have succeeded, they react equipped with desires and the social
with happiness, and maybe feasting or instinct is easy to understand. With
gloating. The gods are essentially the regard to the social instinct, it has
most human of any theoretical being, and helped organisms to survive against the
this is no surprise when we think of natural elements, or predators, or aided
their creator.I cannot, for the life of in obtaining their prey. When organisms
me, suppose any idea or theory as to why had a social instinct, they were more
any of the gods are endowed with desires effective at survival, and that means
or wants anyway. When I think of the they were more effective at reproducing.
origin of such psychological phenomena in When organisms had no social instinct,
humans, or any other organism, my they died rather quickly -- not able to
question is immediately answered. Humans reproduce something like themselves,
are endowed with a complex brain because leaving the world destitute of such types
it is necessary towards survival. The of species. (And while there may be
same can be argued for any other living exceptions to this rule of the social
creature. Desire motivates, it creates instinct, the previous description is how
movement. When a predator, either a Evolution works: those unfit, do not
crocodile or a lion or any other for that survive.) Why would the gods ever be
matter, is hungry, it hunts to satisfy needing of the social instinct? Why ever
its desire. In this situation, the should the gods band together with other
component of the brain that creates gods? In all honesty, I am bankrupt of
desire and want, especially for any answer. The gods cannot die, they
satisfying hunger, this component is cannot suffer afflictions caused by
essential. Those predators that were natural disasters, they cannot be
born without this capability could not wounded. Everything that makes the
hunt or eat as effectively, and could not social instinct desirable and useful is
fight for breeding rights very well nonexistent with the gods. Banding
either, since they could not want them. together does nothing for them. One
And, so, it would die, leaving no might argue "It cures loneliness," but
offspring, leaving no other organisms on loneliness may in fact just be that
this planet with their DNA -- DNA which instinct to band together
contains a lack of desire. We can apply unsatisfied.Then there is the idea of
this to other organisms, too. Prey that desire. In all my studying of
is born without a desire to flee its literature, I must say that the mythology
natural predator, for example, will not of Greece, Egypt, and the entire Fertile
live long enough to reproduce. The same Crescent is full of gods with more
can be said of prey that does not want to desires and wants than any sane man.
eat to satisfy its hunger, either. It Since it seems very easy to believe that
will waste away to weakness and then be the gods are simply an image of mankind,
taken by its predator.Desire definitely exaggerrated in many aspects, so it seems
plays a strong and important role in the that these gods are endowed with many
psyche of all consciousness-endowed supernatural wants, needs, impulses,
organisms. However, it is not the only desires. Sometimes the drowning of an
important part of consciousness. For entire civilization in blood is not
example, there is also pain, the physical enough to quell the heart of the least
affliction, or misery, the mental dominant deity. I am also curious
affliction. An animal can suffer, and it here... Why is it that the gods have
is this suffering that they will forever been endowed with this ability of
be afraid of. Their fear and their desiring? To what use is it really, when
suffering gives them something to desire: one is a god? It has no use. For, if
happiness and security. Without pain, an god, or the gods, are capable of doing
organism will not react negatively to anything, then they would not desire, but
another trying to kill it -- at least, if simply have. I can see the use of the
instincts were gone as well. Without desire ability in organisms and animals
happiness, an animal would not know on our own planet. When there is hunger,
whether it was doing something right or or sexual lust, or gaining security in
wrong. The social instinct, to be in a society, all of these desires push and
collective of like organisms, is natural motivate the organism to do what is
to almost every mammal. When wolves hunt necessary to live and to reproduce. And,
in packs, they are more effective once reproduction has occured, the cycle
killers. When humans band together to can happen all over again. When an
form societies and civilizations, the animal is not fit enough to reproduce, or
fruit of their labor increases. When cannot live to that stage, then the genes
zebras feed and mate in packs, all of that cursed it to a sexless life will not
their stripes form a natural defense, by be found again, exception in the rare
disallowing predators from knowing where instances of reversion perhaps.Many of
one zebra starts and another ends. The the Freethinkers and philosophes of
social instinct has given each organism a earlier years, and even our own day, have
strong advantage in survival. And, when attacked the idea of religion. God
organisms survive, they can reproduce, created man in his own image was a
and more organisms like themselves, with questioned idea, and we reversed it: man
the same emotions and mental faculties, created god in his own image. This would
will be produced.Let us not forget the seem to be the more credulous case of the
importance of the mating instinct. The matter. We find gods in each
sexual arrousal caused by flirting or civilization, taking the race and species
foreplay plays a significant role in the of its people. This has varied in some
mating act. The orgasm itself and the cases, where gods take on the forms of
sexual drive to achieve are important to reptiles, mammals, and birds. However,
every creature. It seems that in every there is one thing in the nature of gods,
group of thoughtful organisms, there is spirits, and souls that seems to be
not competition for the right to consistent in every religion we
reproduce, some how or some way. Often, investigate: they have wants, desires,
it is the male competing for the female, lust, hunger, and needs. Where every
but this is not the only case. In some human being -- no, where every living
cases, there is polygamy, and in others, creature is the same, in having a
there is polyandry. Every rule of consciousness, we find that same
behavior that we can think of for other consciousness in a rather inplausible
organisms will always have exceptions to place: in a god, or a soul, or a spirit.
it. The underlying fact that sex plays It is clearly understood, then, that
an important role in the mental faculties these gods and spirits are based on human
of conscious organisms is important to my ideas, that they come from the minds of
thesis. The mind is full of complexities men, that they spread by our mouths.
and faculties that make it conscious. And, it must also be clearly understood,
All of these emotions, these feelings, that the gods are nothing more than an
play a strong sense in the conscious imperfect creation by the hands of man.
organism.Now that I have covered a great Life,Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has
deal on the complexities of conscious been writing essays and poetry on social
organisms, one might be curious as to why issues which have caught his attention
I brought up this subject in the for several years. His website provides
discussion of spirits. First of all, all a complete list of all of these writings.
of the components of the mind that I His life experience includes
mentioned above -- desire, fear, social homelessness, squating in New Orleans and
instinct, sex -- all of these components LA, dropping out of high school, getting
have a reason for existence. By this, I expelled from college for "subversive
mean that they all exist because of the activities," and a myriad of other
natural and perpetual struggle that goes revolutionary actions.
on in the natural world. Without desire




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