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ringo
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Message 39 of 61 (711565)
11-20-2013 11:22 AM 		Reply to: Message 37 by Stile
11-19-2013 3:10 PM

Re: Thanks for Sharing
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I see no connection from your story to the conclusion that "we are so much more than the sum of our parts."
We are the sum of each other's parts. The human spirit is collective.
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ringo
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Message 48 of 61 (713877)
12-17-2013 12:02 PM 		Reply to: Message 43 by Dogmafood
12-12-2013 11:21 PM

Re: A first go
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How can we possibly be anything more than the sum of our parts?
Allow me to quote myself: "We are the sum of each other's parts. The human spirit is collective. " Message 39
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I think that it is more likely a case of not knowing what all of our parts are.
That's because you're looking inside instead of outside.
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Message 54 of 61 (713944)
12-18-2013 10:37 AM 		Reply to: Message 49 by Stile
12-17-2013 12:22 PM

Re: Collective Human Spirit
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The feeling of being "part of a tribe" (as the saying around here goes) can be very powerful as it likely connects with some of our ancient roots in how we depended on numbers of like-minded people in order to survive.
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Is that sort of what you're getting at?
Yes, my first thought was team spirit. I don't know if I'd say that two heads are "better" than one but two heads often have "more spirit" than one, for better or worse.
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Message 55 of 61 (713945)
12-18-2013 10:42 AM 		Reply to: Message 52 by Dogmafood
12-18-2013 9:30 AM

Re: A first go
ProtoTypical writes:
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Are you a communist as well as a fascist?
Yes.
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So I wouldn't say that our spirit is collective. Everything that goes into our experience makes us who we are. The other people are just parts of that experience.
Well, that experience is the source of our "spirit", isn't it? Without other peoples spirit to add to ours, ours wouldn't be the same.
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