Week 6-Cobb, Chapter 6 (Human Nature)

"Simulation of Identity," is an interesting concept when analyzing the human nature because the simulation of identity is the process of consuming a particular "image" and coming to the understanding that this new "identity" is 'who I am," however it is merely a false sense of identity. An image created and consumed so that the individual lives their life in something else. So if we are the image of God and as some have described, a "reflection" of God than why do we constantly seek false identities, why do we find our self-concept in magazines, clothes, furniture, and money? We should reflect God with honor, respect, humility, power, adventure, and love. We must discover ourselves, just as Augustine suggests in his Confessions, to seek out the mysteries of our true identity and I would take it further and suggest to seek out the mystery of God for our identity. Culture desires that we look to the elitist for our discoveries, why don't we change that mode of thinking and seek out God's discoveries?