The body is recycled. The information in our DNA is what persists. It doesn't matter which particular collection of atoms it is written on at any given time; the information is important, not the matter. Carl Sagan said it this way: "The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together." DNA contains cosmic notes on how to put together atoms to make a viable living thing, gleaned from billions of years of experience.
except that I think it is the body that does the remembering, and I don't know what "soul" is without body. Mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme says : "Show me some matter that isn't bio-spiritual". It is matter that does the remembering - that we are the transformation of the ages.
very lovely ... enjoyed the cosmology - a celebration of the small particular self, who directly participates in the sentience of the Creative Cosmos.
This is such a joy filled site to come to! It reinforces, for me, that God fills any space in every cell That makes us uniquely loved and always supported. Thank you. Thank you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson would smile.
cityofmaple 1 month ago
Poetic, lyrical -- and, rationally speaking, irredeemably romantic. :-/
rasqual78 1 month ago
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you
marybrownmiller 7 months ago
This is the biggest truth I have ever heard/seen in song form....there are no words to fully express my gratitude for your work.
marybrownmiller 8 months ago
Inspired and inspiring. Thank you.
merhlin 10 months ago
Impeccable song, and a beautiful video. Nice work boys.
gregncw 10 months ago
Oh Peter,
You are a gift.
Thank you.
Peace, Al B
abelleveau 11 months ago 2
Beautiful ♥
Joyah35 1 year ago
The body is recycled. The information in our DNA is what persists. It doesn't matter which particular collection of atoms it is written on at any given time; the information is important, not the matter. Carl Sagan said it this way: "The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together." DNA contains cosmic notes on how to put together atoms to make a viable living thing, gleaned from billions of years of experience.
thosem 1 year ago
except that I think it is the body that does the remembering, and I don't know what "soul" is without body. Mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme says : "Show me some matter that isn't bio-spiritual". It is matter that does the remembering - that we are the transformation of the ages.
pagaian 1 year ago
very lovely ... enjoyed the cosmology - a celebration of the small particular self, who directly participates in the sentience of the Creative Cosmos.
pagaian 1 year ago
This is such a joy filled site to come to! It reinforces, for me, that God fills any space in every cell That makes us uniquely loved and always supported. Thank you. Thank you.
3Mpor1UM 1 year ago
Hmm. Interesting.
SaganAppreciationSoc 2 years ago
What a great way to express the quality of the information in our DNA.
thosem 2 years ago