An I for an I
It is my opinion that the column regarding the use of “I” or “i” is shortsighted in its reasoning based upon a singular spiritual religious belief coming out of a biblical context (PDN, “I think, therefore ‘i’ am,” Feb. 1).
One of the first things realized when studying biblical interpretations is there is no absolute truth.
There are those who proclaim through their faith that their “truth” is real and absolute, and I do not mean to refute the claims of those believers.
But biblical concepts that create this faith are the result of human interpretation.
Using the Bible as a tool of interpretation follows a pathway besieged with conflict.
Each sect of faith has its own interpretation.
Using a biblical interpretation to justify not using “I” in reference to self, falls short of logic.
The article goes on to say that God calls us to “die to ourselves,” further justifying use of the self-reference “i”.
If we consider that as a form of “dying to oneself,” we surely sell God short.
In fact, if that were the case we probably should not use a capital “G” for god.
Making a long story short, I jump to the reality of consciousness. “Dying to ourselves” means moving beyond the simple physical being that we are.
The human life form is a mere vessel for consciousness that transcends the physicality of the human body.
“I” represents this evolutionary transcendent essence of life through which we move toward compassion in our behavior toward all life and embracing the universe, et al.
Donna Babb,
Sequim