Human
social cohesion is supported by subtle biological processes and feedback
mechanisms. Like trees that communicate through their root systems, human
beings have developed elaborate mechanisms to connect and share with one
another. Our nervous systems learned to treat our social connections as
existentially important — life or death.
Threats to our relationships are processed by the same part of the brain that
processes physical pain. Social losses, such as the death of a loved one, divorce,
or expulsion from a social group, are experienced as acutely as a broken leg. (Team Human By Douglas Rushkoff; pp.
14-15)
What am I? Now that’s a question a lot of people have asked in the history of humans. We ( Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor and former pastor Jim Myers ) created two models for working with that question – after wrestling with it for over 25 years . You may have noticed that use models instead of answers. Most questions about life are better understood by using models that reveal potentialities than statements of either/or answers . Our models emerged from two sources in which our research and studies focused on during our journey together – one source is an ancient wisdom account embedded in our shared religious texts and the other source is modern science . This makes our approach at the TOV Center unique in many respects – we combine the wisdom of ancient texts with the facts of modern science to maximize human experiences . As pointed out above, we created a model from each source to help us better understand humans: (1) Ancient Wisdom Model – Humans are creatures that share t...
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