Originally Posted by A human Being

I don't see myself as being human, I see myself as spirit inhabiting a human body; when I die, I believe, I'll leave my body but I'll still be. I'm of the view that you're what is always, eternally present, and all forms (including my own) are transient - therefore, my true identity can't be a form of any description.

Which isn't to say that I neglect my body or mistreat it, because I still feel the effects that my life-style and eating habits have on it, and I'm sane (well, relatively speaking ), so I don't want to experience unneccessary pain.