HOMO ANGELICANSIS
   Spiritual Anthropology and the Evolution of the Soul

Homo angelicansis explores the idea of an evolutionary soul.
      Immortality through the soul has fascinated humans
for thousands of years. However, there is no proof the soul exists.
All dogma is faith-based and therefore flawed.
      Anthropology classifies humans as Homo sapiens.
The assessment determines we have a dualistic nature
comprising a body and a mind. God did not breathe soul into Adam as religion suggests and we do not have a soul or
soul-mind. All thinking and consciousness is the product
of the brain. For the soul to exist, it must therefore be a genetic
trait and a product of evolution.
      The question whether evolution can give rise to the soul
becomes all-important. Did humans evolve enough to have
a soul? Incredible as it seems, a triune being with body, mind
and soul would constitute a new species. I call such a soul-
empowered human, Homo angelicansis.
      The purpose for a soul is to extend life indefinitely
and beyond Earth.
    Earth is relatively unsafe cosmic destination. In an attempt
to survive long term, scientists contemplate space migration
to neighbouring planets in our solar system. Some scientists
even speculate about alternative solar systems
in the Milky Way galaxy.
      As impressive as it sounds, extended spaceflights
past our solar system are impossible. The problem is E=MC².
Our mass does not allow spaceflights over such distances.
Even if we could afford it, it would be too dangerous
and too time consuming. If anything, we would have to get rid of our bodies first. This alone, makes our current space programme
a dead end.
      Spaceflights is not nature’s way of dealing with potential
catastrophe. It is human’s way. If human endeavours fail,
what is the alternative?
      The quest for hidden realms beyond our four dimensions
of space-time has become a major part of 21st century science.
Experiments to verify hidden space dimensions exist
are currently part of our quest at CERN, Switzerland.
The likelihood that “hyperspace” exists is huge.
      Hyperspace gives evolutionary purpose to the soul.
      An immaterial soul could migrate to hyperspace and take
our thoughts with it. The soul thus becomes an immaterial
“spaceship” for consciousness. However, the question
of immortality remains.
      Homo angelicansis represents the shift from a physical
to a spiritual being. Living on earth does not require a soul;
we only need a body and a brain. The soul only becomes
essential when consciousness wants to extend itself beyond
the body and four-dimensional space-time.
      Homo angelicansis assumes we already have an evolutionary soul. However, it also suggests we are not quite there yet.
Our soul still needs to evolve to become a separable entity.
    If modern science fails, can Homo angelicansis achieve evolutionary immortality before it is too late?