Science Defied
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Salaam HD,
I agree. My last post was very theoretical. It's mostly just an opinion based loosely on evidence i have discovered in Al Quran. I'm always looking for proofs inside the Perpetual Miracle that is Allah's last testimony to man.
I too don't agree with many man made interpretations of the psyche which is why I am exploring Quran to find the answers to this. I began studying psychology, probably because my mother majored in it, but i quickly lost interest. I believe our human definitions of ego, life, personality, consciousness etc can be perfected if we search within Al Quran for the answers.
I am currently leaning towards the idea that our roh is consciousness and true or divine personality which contains the capacity for free choice or free will. And that the nafs are our physical and temporary representation of this. I believe that we maintain what can be likened to two personalities. The first is our divine or eternal personality which is our roh. The second is the conditioned personality of the nafs. This nafs personality develops as we grow and is conditioned by the physical world around us. In 99% of peoples lives it ends up being the dominant personality whereas it's true position is to be like a slave or servant to the higher personality of roh. I also think that what we call genes are also conditioned by the physical world and the nafs. Like all physical manifestations, I think genes too are only an effect of the greater cause. A mere shadow of divine reality. But again this is still just theory. I am slowly trying to piece evidence together to support it from Al Quran, but if Al Quran reveals contrary to this I would be forced to abandon it and seek other possibilities.
peace