God created man.

He is the creator of all

things that exists. He is omniscient: absolute

intelligence, absolute love, absolute power,

absolute freedom, absolute truth, absolute

presence, absolute holiness, absolute greatness,

he is almighty, he is everything. God created

man according to his own image but some

suggests that He does not have a form but only presence. In our philosophy, we

believe that God has a form because we are created by his own image. No one can

ever prove this but our theory is that we are unable to see his form because He is

too high. He is too high that no man or being can ever be worthy of witnessing his

holy form. Our intelligence cannot be able to comprehend his eternal presence. We

can never compare ourselves to him. Our philosophy also agrees with St. Thomas

Aquinas’ philosophy about the Trinity. According to him, the Father, the Son, and

the Holy Spirit are all God.

God has placed us in this world without our knowing. Neither one of us

were aware that we were going to be born in this world. We did not have the

opportunity to choose whether we should live or not. We did not have the choice

on the kind of life that we would prefer to be born with as well as the people who

revolves around us including our family and friends. It is all in God’s plan and it is
his will to do so. Our opinions and choice were only considered after he has

created us. Freedom is what he has given to us in return to this life. Every action

that we do in our everyday lives, we are responsible for it.

God has given us the mind to be able to think. There are situations in our

lives that challenge our cognitive ability, problem solving, understanding, and

especially decision-making. We use our mind to be able to keep our thinking

straight and to make the right decisions before we conduct an action.

God has given us our hearts to be able to have emotions. Obstacles are what

we usually encounter in life. These instances test our strength to live and

faithfulness to God. Sometimes it is difficult for us to face our problems either with

ourselves or with others but every obstacle is just a test from God to know if we

deserve to be accepted in his kingdom. If you ever feel like it is too much, always

remember that he would not let you go through hardships that you cannot pass.

God gave us the body to be able to make use of it for whatever our mind and

heart wants it to do and execute. Whatever you were in the past, whatever you are

in the present, and whatever you will be in the future, these are all products of the

choices that you have made. God guides us and knows everything, even the little

things we do, the tiniest particles, especially the beginning and end of time, but we

are the ones who make the choices and decisions. We control our lives.
 No man is an island. To be able to survive we need companions. A man

should be able to know his/her purpose in life: as a being, self, to others, to the

world, and especially to God. As a being, you should find and know the reason of

your existence and same goes to yourself. You should also be able to know your

relationship with other people whether you just know each other, or you have a

friendly relationship, or in a sweet relationship. Some tend to shift from these kinds

of relationships into a disappointing one where they just use each other for their

own benefits. There should always be an element of respect. Man should also

know his/her purpose in this world. You may have been given a task that you

should complete before your time ends. Always pay attention to your surroundings

because some of those may be signs and signals. And lastly, it is all because of

God’s purpose. Everything has a reason so we just have to trust in God though he

does not control our lives, but he is always there to guide and protect us.

Man is composed of a body and a soul. A

physical body that is temporary and turns into ashes

after death and a soul that is within man. Other

philosophers believe in reincarnation and others

believe in heaven. In this philosophy on the concept

of man, we suggest that both reincarnation and

heaven are real. Every life has its own level. The highest level is heaven while the
lowest level or form of life is hell. It was stated above that we are responsible for

our lives. Therefore, it indicates that your next life when reincarnated depends on

how you will live today. When the time of your death arrives, you will be born in a

different physical body or form. If in every life, you always choose to do what is

bad and wrong; your level will keep on devaluing until you reach the lowest form

of life, hell. But in this concept, it is unlike other beliefs, hell is not a place. It is the

lowest form of life, cockroach, in which you will live your life full of regrets and

guilt. You will never be steady in one place and will always be wary of your

surroundings worrying that a person might kill you mercilessly. In contrast, if you

continue on being a good being, then that will be the end of your reincarnation.

You will finally be accepted in heaven with other beings such as saints, angels and

other holy beings. That is the highest level that any being could reach because the

eternally highest one is being with God and as stated previously, no man could

ever be worthy of being equal to Him.

 Man is born with wisdom. It is innate but is being buried and covered

because of knowledge. These are learning’s that people acquire in their daily lives.

In order for us to retrieve our wisdom, we have to let go our knowledge. It does not

mean that we will lack intelligence. It gives us the opportunity to improve our own

belief and understanding more. We are activating the gift/s that are unique and

meant only for us. We should accept it and motivate ourselves to elevate our

wisdom.
PHILOSOPHY OF MAN

BY

(ASPIRING) THEIST PHILOSOPHERS

FRANCIELLE T. FELICIANO

JAN CHRISTIAN DANIEL