Thoughts On The Paranormal

[The Matt]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Esaias,

Ontologically speaking a person is tripart, or a trichotomy (body, soul, spirit). The body (Gk. Soma) is the physical part of a person. The soul (psueche) is the seat of the thoughts and emotions (psyche). The spirit (pnuema) is one's "breath" or "living essence".

Essentially, the concept behind the theory I proposed is that one's body is buried in the grave. One's soul enters the afterlife. And one's spirit (in various situations) might linger.

Ancient Judaism believed that the immaterial part of a man could be divided up as follows:

1.Nephesh, related to natural instinct.
2.Ruach, related to emotion and morality.
3.Neshamah, related to intellect and the awareness of God.
4.Chaya, considered a part of God, as it were.
5.Yechidah, also termed the pintele Yid (the "essential [inner] Jew"). This aspect is essentially one with G‑d.

The rabbis explained how various elements of the soul experience different realities upon death.

Ontologically...trichotomy....afterlife....7x4...s quare root of "R"...1 ml of boron, 4 mls of argon, carefully add liquified aluminum...wait I got it! The answer is pi to the fourth power.