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The reasons to be presented for this are weighty for anyone who is able to see through the supporting forces of these reasons, who is at all able to enter into what present-day natural science has to give for general knowledge of the world, what it has to say.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":169,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p015","german_anchor":{"de_prefix":"1915-04-09","de_passages":[{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p014","url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p014"}],"bead_confidence":"medium","length_check":{"de_words":149,"en_words":169,"ratio":1.13,"partial":false},"correspondence":"established","note":"English passage numbering is edition-relative, so the same number need not name the same paragraph in the German. 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Everything that natural science has to say about this everyday life of the soul – and that alone is what it has to say – must also be a valid premise for true, genuine spiritual science.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":168,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p016","german_anchor":{"de_prefix":"1915-04-09","de_passages":[{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p015","url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p015"}],"bead_confidence":"medium","length_check":{"de_words":152,"en_words":168,"ratio":1.11,"partial":false},"correspondence":"established","note":"English passage numbering is edition-relative, so the same number need not name the same paragraph in the German. 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Und im Grunde genommen haben wir in diesen drei Betätigungen des Seelenlebens, im Denken, Fühlen und Wollen den Umkreis, den Horizont des Seelenlebens vor uns. Und wenn irgendjemand, der noch nicht auf dem Boden der Geisteswissenschaft stehen würde, aber das Bedürfnis hätte, ich möchte sagen, irgendetwas von der menschlichen Wesenheit zu verstehen, etwas anzunehmen, das durch die Pforte des Todes durchgeht und nach dem Tode in einer geistigen Welt verweilt, wenn ein solcher hinblickt auf das gewöhnliche, im Alltagsleben des Menschen sich darbietende Denken, Fühlen und Wollen und dann aus irgendeinem philosophischen oder sonstigen Grunde sagen würde: Dieses Denken, Fühlen und Wollen, das ist etwas, was nichts zu tun hat mit den materiellen Vorgängen im menschlichen Leibe, und wenn jemand auf diese Weise des Menschen Seelisches gegenüber der physischen Zerstörung oder überhaupt der physischen Natur retten wollte, dann würde der naturwissenschaftliche Forscher kommen und sagen: Aber sieh doch einmal hin, es braucht nur irgendeine geringfügige Verletzung im Nervensystem einzutreten, und dieses Denken, Fühlen und Wollen kann dadurch untergraben werden. Sich also an dieses denkende, fühlende, wollende Seelenleben; so, wie das Licht und die Wärme von der Flamme abhängt, von dem Brennmaterial abhängt, so ist abhängig dieses Denken, Fühlen und Wollen von den physischen Vorgängen. Sind die in irgendeiner Weise unterbrochen, so kann eben Denken, Fühlen und Wollen sich nicht in richtiger Weise vollziehen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":275,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p010"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p011","passage_number":11,"text":"In einleuchtender Weise weiß Physiologie, Psychologie, Medizin alle möglichen Gründe anzuführen, welche belegen sollen, dass dieses Denken, Fühlen und Wollen ganz und gar gebunden sei an diese materiellen Vorgänge des Nervensystems, überhaupt der Leiblichkeit.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":34,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p011"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p012","passage_number":12,"text":"Ferner wird darauf hingewiesen: Man sieht doch, wie in der Jugend mit der Entwicklung des physischen Leibes auch das Seelenleben sich entwickelt; wie im Alter, wo die Regsamkeit der physischen Vorgänge nachlässt, auch das Denken, Fühlen und Wollen nachlässt. Sieht man denn nicht - so kann mit Recht der naturwissenschaftlich Denkende sagen -, dass wirklich dasjenige, was man Seelenleben nennt, nur eine Wirkung ist der physisch-materiellen Vorgänge? Bleibt denn da noch etwas übrig - so kann der Naturforscher sagen -, von dem man sagen könnte, dass es als lebendiges inneres Sein durch die Pforte des Todes in eine geistige Welt eingeht?","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":101,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p012"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p013","passage_number":13,"text":"Immer wieder und wiederum wird ja von naturwissenschaftlicher Seite aufmerksam gemacht auf einen uralten Gegensatz in Bezug auf die Erklärung des menschlichen Seelenlebens, der einem ja schon entgegentritt in Platos wunderbarem Gespräch über die Unsterblichkeit der Menschenseele, das angeknüpft wird an den Tod das Sokrates. Da sehen wir, wie Sokrates seine Einwände macht gegen Simmias, gegen den, der da sagt: Ach, dieses ganze seelische Leben des Menschen, wir können es auffassen wie etwas, wie das Spiel, die Töne einer Laute, und die Laute ist der physische Menschenleib. Wenn die Kräfte des physischen Menschenlebens sich entfalten, dann gibt das so, wie wenn die Saiten der Laute sich entfaltend den Klang geben und den Zusammenhang der Klänge geben, so geben die Verrichtungen, das materielle Geschehen des menschlichen Leibes, das Seelenleben, und in dem Augenblick, wo die Laute zerstört ist, hören auch die Zusammenklänge der Laute auf. Aber in dem Augenblick, wo zerstört ist dasjenige, was materielle Vorgänge bewirkt im Menschen, hört auch auf dasjenige, was sich wie das Erklingen der menschlichen Verrichtungen ergibt, hört auch das Seelenleben auf.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":176,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p013"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p014","passage_number":14,"text":"Und es darf sogar gesagt werden, meine sehr verehrten Anwesenden, wenn man nicht von dem subjektiven Bedürfnis des menschlichen Lebens ausgeht, von den Sehnsüchten nach einem leibfreien Leben, so entkommt man sehr schwer, wenn man nur die notwendige Empfindung hat für die tragenden Kräfte der naturwissenschaftlichen Vorstellungen der Gegenwart, man entkommt sehr schwer demjenigen, was Naturwissenschaft in der eben angeführten Richtung von ihrem Gesichtspunkte aus zu sagen hat. Man entkommt ihm deshalb schwer, weil die Gründe, die anzuführen sind dafür, dass das seelische Leben, so wie man es kennt, wie es abläuft in der Alltäglichkeit im Denken, Fühlen und Wollen, wirklich nachweislich abhängig ist von den körperlichen Vorgängen. Die Gründe, die dafür vorzubringen sind, sind schwerwiegend für denjenigen, der eben die tragenden Kräfte dieser Gründe zu durchschauen vermag, der überhaupt einzugehen vermag auf dasjenige, was für die allgemeine Welterkenntnis die gegenwärtige Naturwissenschaft zu geben hat, was sie mitzusprechen hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":149,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p014"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p015","passage_number":15,"text":"Geisteswissenschaft steht aber - und das muss besonders betont werden - mit Bezug auf alles dasjenige, was bis jetzt gesagt worden ist, vollständig auf dem Boden der gegenwärtigen Naturwissenschaft. Und es gibt - ich kann selbstverständlich nicht den ganzen Umkreis dessen, was jetzt erwähnt werden müsste, wirklich erwähnen -, es gibt nichts, was berechtigterweise in der angedeuteten Richtung vonseiten der Naturwissenschaft vorzubringen ist, dem die wahre, echte Geisteswissenschaft widersprechen würde. Voll zugeben muss echte, wahre Geisteswissenschaft, dass dieses Denken, wie es uns in der Alltäglichkeit entgegentritt, dass dieses Fühlen und Wollen, wie es uns in der Alltäglichkeit entgegentritt, Ergebnisse physisch-materieller Vorgänge des Leibes sind und folglich auslöschen müssen in dem Augenblick, wo der Leib seine Tätigkeit mit dem Tode einstellt. Alles, was die Naturwissenschaft in Bezug auf dieses alltägliche Seelenleben - und das allein liegt ihr ja vor - zu sagen hat, das muss auch für wahre, echte Geisteswissenschaft gültige Voraussetzung sein.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":152,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p015"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p016","passage_number":16,"text":"Aber nun tritt eben erst diese wahre, echte Geisteswissenschaft ein, indem sie zu Wegen der geistigen Forschung führt, die über das gewöhnliche Denken, Fühlen und Wollen hinaus noch andere Inhalte, noch eine andere Wesenheit der menschlichen Seele anzuführen weiß. Ja, so sagt Geisteswissenschaft, was der Mensch erfährt im gewöhnlichen Leben als sein Denken, Fühlen und Wollen, ganz und gar ist es abhängig von leiblichen Prozessen. Aber hinter diesem Denken, Fühlen und Wollen stehen andere Seelenkräfte, stehen Seelenkräfte, die unsichtbar und unwahrnehmbar für das gewöhnliche Seelenleben sind und die unabhängig von dem Leiblichen erst sind, und die durch die Pforte des Todes gehen, wenn der Leib seine Auflösung erfährt.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":108,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p016"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p017","passage_number":17,"text":"Das gewöhnliche Denken, es wird ja so vollzogen, dass wir gewissermaßen im alltäglichen Leben die Dinge durch die Sinne wahrnehmen und unsere Gedanken an diese Wahrnehmung anschließen. Was wir so vollziehen, gerade Geisteswissenschaft muss im allerernstesten Sinne zugeben, dass das alles gebunden ist an den materiellen Prozess des Nervensystems. Das eigentliche Seelische kommt überhaupt im alltäglichen Leben gar nicht, auch nicht zum denkenden Bewusstsein. Dieses Seelenleben liegt, wie wir gleich sehen werden, auch hinter den gewöhnlichen Gedanken und Vorstellungen und es bewirkt - dieses Seelenleben - die materiellen Prozesse. Und dadurch, dass die materiellen Prozesse im Nervensystem ablaufen, werden von dem wahren Seelenleben Bilder entworfen. Diese Bilder sind unsere Gedanken. Diese Bilder sind gewissermaßen von keiner anderen Realität als das Spiegelbild, das wir anschauen, wenn wir vor einem Spiegel stehen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":130,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p017"},{"locus":"GA 70a/1915-04-09/p018","passage_number":18,"text":"Da stehen wir als Mensch vor einem Spiegel - das soll ein Vergleich sein, aber es soll doch etwas mehr besagen als ein bloßer Vergleich -, wenn wir uns nicht selber besehen können, sehen wir unser Bild. Das Bild ist nur so lange da, als der Spiegel vor uns steht; ganz und gar hängt es ab von der Natur des Spiegels. Mit unserem Seelenleben, mit unserem wahren Seelenleben, meine sehr verehrten Anwesenden, das Geisteswissenschaft erst entdeckt, das nicht besteht in dem gewöhnlichen Denken, Fühlen und Wollen, stehen wir wie der Mensch vor dem Spiegel, der nicht sich selber sehen kann; und dasjenige, was er da tut, dieser Mensch, das ist, dass er im Unbewussten Prozesse in seinem Nervensystem bewirkt. Das aber macht das Nervensystem zu einem Spiegel, und aus diesem Spiegel werden zurückgeworfen Gedanken und Vorstellungen. Gedanken und Vorstellungen sind wirklich nur so lange da, als Gedanken und Vorstellungen, als das Nervensystem tätig werden kann. So wenig das Spiegelbild für sich eine Realität hat, so wenig hat dasjenige, was wir im gewöhnlichen Sinne unser Denken nennen, eine andere als eine Bildrealität, eine wirkliche Bildrealität. Es ist angewiesen darauf, dass das seelische Leben sich spiegelt an den materiellen Vorgängen des Nervensystems.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":200,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/70a/1915-04-09/p018"}],"beads":[{"from":[11],"to":[10],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[12],"to":[11],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[13],"to":[12],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[14],"to":[13],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[15],"to":[14],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[16],"to":[15],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[17],"to":[16],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[18],"to":[17],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[19],"to":[18],"confidence":"medium"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}