DESTINATION
The following is a response from eBay with regard to a seller's attempt to auction his soul online in 2001.
Thank you for taking the time to write eBay with your concerns. I'm happy to help you further.
If the soul does not exist, eBay could not allow the auctioning of the soul because there would be nothing to sell. However, if the soul does exist, then in accordance with eBay's policy on human parts and remains we would not allow the auctioning of human souls. The soul would be considered human remains; and although it is not specifically stated on the policy page, human souls are still not allowed to be listed on eBay. Your auction was removed appropriately, and will not be reinstated. Please do not relist this item with us in the future.
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Activity: In pairs, come up with a new way that your soul could be kept. For example, in Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series, souls are demons and take the form of animals. They live alongside their person. Can you devise an interesting way that your soul might become detached, or kept safe?
I and my pair discussed this and I imagine that our soul is kept safe in heaven until we can be reborn again. This was a fun discussion for me since I've never really thought about where our soul goes and what happens to it.
I and my pair discussed this and I imagine that our soul is kept safe in heaven until we can be reborn again. This was a fun discussion for me since I've never really thought about where our soul goes and what happens to it.
- This section opens with Lev in a pawnbroker's. What does this tell you about how his character is changing? His character is changing he is getting more confident, he starts thinking of plans more and he is starting to stand up for himself.
- While being transported to possible safety, some of the kids on the run wonder, "Would it be better to die or be unwound?" If given the choice, which would you choose? Why? This response requires more than one or two sentences! Put forward at least three reasons why you think what you do. I think it's better to die than be unwound. The first reason why I want to die the be unwound is that it would be more your choice than being unwound because your parents chose to unwind you. The second reason is that if you die you would be more peaceful than being unwound because if you managed to run away it would be more of a trouble. The third reason is that your soul would die peacefully like what happened with Tyler he continues living in the head of Cyrus which is scary if you think about it being inside someone trapped inside not knowing that you've been unwound.
- Another question the kids in the book discuss is, "If every part of you is still alive but inside someone else, are you alive or are you dead?" They also wonder if consciousness can exist even if it's spread out and if the soul remains intact. What do you think? Read Thomas Hobbes' Ship of Theseus puzzle to help you make a decision. http://metaphysicist.com/puzzles/ship_theseus/ You are technically still alive inside of the person you donated your organs, the book strongly pointed out that you can think and act when your organs are donated. It's like dreaming that you are still alive.
- This section of the novel sees Lev and Cy-Fi finally make it to Joplin. As they get closer, Cy-Fi's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic. What are some of the things he does, or things he likes, that are not his own behaviours or memories? Cy-fi's heart started pounding and he started becoming nervous, he started talking about him getting late to dinner "I'm gonna be late. They're gonna be so mad. They're always so mad." he also recognized a street in Joplin.
- What was Cy-Ty hiding in his backyard? Pg 185-194 He was hiding gold chains, metal, diamonds and rubies, zircons and plastic.
- The section ends with Cy-Ty reaching his destination. What do you think of his parents' behaviour? What does Lev's support show you about his character? I think that his parents acted wrong since they just need to comfort him and it'll be over and I think they were really scared. This shows that Lev wants to help Cyrus/Tyler and he is starting to show some care.
CONNECTIONS:
Thomas Hobbes' Theseus' Paradox where Hobbes looks at the idea if something (in this case a ship) is taken apart slowly, but completely, then rebuilt elsewhere, while other replacement pieces are substituted on the original, which ship is then the original?
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