May 10, 2014 Ladi SMIGURA, PSY 3112C

Jesus and Social Media

/Personality Paper/
Table of Content
Ive selected a pers! "#ic# #as $ee! #istrically "ell acclai%ed a!d &!"! 'r #is
$e#aviral ()alities a!d "#ic# I% 'a%iliar "it# a lt* +es)s li'e a!d deat# are 'a%)s
'r ver t" t#)sa!d years* ,#y t#is scial p#e!%e!! is still )!rivaled i! t#e a-e '
t#e di-ital sciety
+es)s a!d #is le-acy is $ei!- st)died s care')lly, $eca)se t#e s)rces ' evide!ce are!t
c%pletely veri'ied* ."ever, i' t#is pers! e/isted, #e $r)-#t s)c# a l!-0lasti!- atte!ti! t
#i%sel' t#at ! "e$ )ser ca! ever %eas)re "it# #i%* ,e$ 'la"lessly res)rrected t#e static
c#aracter ' t#e li'e t t#e %ti! a!d $r)-#t t#e real live 'eeli!- t it*
1Yes, !e" di-ital scial %edia ca! e!c)ra-e certai! %des ' s)per'iciality a!d !arcissistic
$e#avir* Used )!"isely r desi-!ed prly, as ill)strated i! t#e sacra%e!tal c!')si! a!d
c!trversy ver t#e rece!tly released C!'essi! app 'r t#e iP#!e, scial %edia ca! create a!
ill)si! ' t#e spirit)al t#at dra"s peple a"ay 'r% t#e active, 'ace0t0'ace participati! i!
reli-i)s rites a!d c%%)!ities ' 'ait#* 2)t, i! t#ese early days ' t#e 3i-ital Re'r%ati!, %st
reli-i)s leaders a!d t#i!&ers a-ree t#at #elpi!- peple t develp a $ala!ced apprac# t t#e
)se ' !e" tec#!l-ies, "#ile e!-a-i!- t#se sa%e tec#!l-ies i! rder t $e %ea!i!-')lly
Personality Paper 1
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prese!ted t !e a!t#er i! )r daily lives, is very %)c# at t#e ce!ter ' "#at +es)its #ave l!-
re'erred t as 1lear!ed %i!istry45a %i!istry t#at is as %)c# scial as spirit)al a!d i!tellect)al*
+es)s, t#e 2)dd#a, a!d M)#a%%ad did!t #ave tric&ed0)t s%artp#!es t c!!ect t#e% t pre0
%der! see&ers a!d $elievers, $)t t#ey "ere pr')!dly scial "it#i! t#e c!'i!es ' t#eir ti%e,
rattli!- esta$lis#ed reli-i)s a)t#rities $y -i!- t "#ere peple lived t#eir everyday lives,
rat#er t#a! rsti!- at t#e lcal #)se ' "rs#ip a!d e/pecti!- 'l&s t c%e t t#e%*
6ace$& c!versati!s "it# lcal 'rie!ds all" t#e% t deepe! i!terpers!al i!ti%acy i! "ays
t#at e!ric# t#eir se!se ' $el!-i!-* 7#is se!se ' $el!-i!- is ric# -r)!d 'r t#e i!tellect)al,
%ral, a!d spirit)al 'l)ris#i!-* St)de!ts c!ti!)e t#eir ed)cati! a!d develp as lear!ers !t
$eca)se t#ey 1-et s%et#i!- )t ' it,4 $)t $eca)se t#ey 'eel t#e%selves as c!!ected t t#ers,
as $el!-i!- t a c%%)!ity "#ere eve! i!!c))s details li&e "#at t#ey #ad 'r $rea&'ast
%atter*4
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Al'red Adler : Classical Adleria! Psyc#l-y
7" %ille!!ia $e're t#e teac#i!-s ' Al'red Adler, !e %a! "as traveli!- 'r% villa-e t
villa-e addressi!- t#e %e!tal #ealt# !eeds ' #is c%%)!ity, t#is %a! "as +es)s* .is #listic
a!d i!divid)al apprac# t eac# pers! e!a$led +es)s t $ec%e &!"! as !e ' #istry;s %st
rec-!i<a$le #ealers* 2y )!dersta!di!- t#e di''ere!ce $et"ee! disease a!d ill!ess a!d #" t#ey
i!teracted i! t#e p#ysical a!d scial c!te/t, +es)s i!ter'aced "it# $t# ' t#ese real%s t
pr%te #eali!-* Als $y l&i!- at t#e e!vir!%e!tal stressrs ' a!cie!t +)dea a!d t#e
ill!esses +es)s e!c)!tered, !e ca! $e-i! )!dersta!d #is i%pact* I! esse!ce, +es)s "as a!
Adleria! t#erapist prvidi!- #is c%%)!ity "it# a #listic apprac# t #eali!- t#at c!ti!)es t
Personality Paper 2
May 10, 2014 Ladi SMIGURA, PSY 3112C
i!'l)e!ce peple tday*
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+es)s !ever #ad 'eeli!-s ' i!'eririty leadi!- t strivi!-s 'r
s)peririty* .is li'e ! =art# "as a! pprt)!ity 'r peple t lear! %re a$)t t#e +es)s
t#eries a!d t apply t#e%* 3id #e vie" t#e "rld as -d r da!-er)s> .e vie"ed t#e "rld as
-d place t live, #"ever #ave $ee! %tivated $y #is li'e e/perie!ce t esta$lis# a !e"
reli-i! 'r t#se "# "ere lst i! t#e c)rre!t stat)s* .e elevated +)dais% t t#e 'r% ' plicy
"it# a cde t %a&e it ')!cti! "ell a!d t prtect )s* 3id #e "a!ted t save )s 'r% )r si!s
$eca)se ' t#at> Yes, i!deed* ,#at see% t $e #is %tivati! i! di!- "#at #e did> .e "a!ted
t s#" t peple, t#at #)%a!s %a&e %ista&es "#ic# t#ey ca! re-ret, t#ere're t#ey deserve
%ercy a!d 'r-ive!ess* ,as #e )t 'r #i%sel' r des #e #ave t#e -d ' sciety at #eart> .e
sacri'iced #i%sel' 'r )s i! t#e #i-#est 'r% ' a pray it ca! $e* ,#at &i!ds ' t#i!-s did #e d
t#at -et #i% i!t tr)$le> .e pers)aded %a!y peple t 'll" #is reli-i! i! a very s#rt perid
' ti%e, a!d t#e +)daists "ere!t #appy* 7#ey raised atte!ti! ' R%a!s, a!d t#eir lcal server
P!ti)s Pilate #as rdered #is cr)ci'i/i!* ." ca! "e e/plai! t#is> ,e ca!t $e s)re a$)t t#e
clear %tives ' R%a!s, $)t 'r t#e% +es)s %ea!t al%st !t#i!-, s t#eir decisi! did!t
%atter 'r t#e% as %)c# as 'r t#e rest ' t#e "rld, "#ic# #as $ee! ver t#e !e/t t" t#)sa!d
years r)!!i!- ! +es)ss p#ilsp#y as a re%i!der ' #is li'e devted t t#e peace a!d rder
$et"ee! )s*
?$vi)sly Adler@s t#erapy is !t e!tirely )!$i$lical, alt#)-# t#ere are da!-er)s spirit)al errrs
i! it* 7#e 2i$le des !t disc)ra-e i!divid)ality, creativity, r e%pat#etic c)!seli!-A #"ever,
Adler@s %et#d 'r treat%e!t "r!-ly ass)%es t#at peple are sel'less $y !at)re* Als, #e
ass)%es t#at peple "# ca! develp sel'0c!'ide!ce "ill t#e! develp a! i!terest i! #elpi!-
t#ers* +es)s ta)-#t, #"ever t#at peple "# "a!t t $e #appy s#)ld t#i!& ' t#e%selves last
a!d s#)ld $e serva!ts t t#ers 'irst BMar& 10C4304DE* Als, Pa)l )r-es t#e P#ilippia!s !t t
Personality Paper 3
May 10, 2014 Ladi SMIGURA, PSY 3112C
#ave c!'ide!ce i! t#e%selves a!d "#at t#ey #ave attai!ed, $)t t see& sel'0"rt# i! &!"i!-
C#rist BP#il* 3C30FE* A-ai!, !ly Gd ca! $e t#e s)rce ' sel'less lve* ?t#ers ca! %del t#is
lve, #)t its tr)e s)rce is i! Gd*
I* P* Pavlv, +#! 2* ,ats! a!d 2*6* S&i!!er : 2e#aviral 7#eries
Pavlvs 'll"ers, psyc#l-ists ,ats! a!d S&i!!er $elieved t#at psyc#l-y s#)ld 'c)s
! i!teracti!s "it# t#e e!vir!%e!t t#at ca! $e see! a!d %eas)red* S t#ey ")ld $e as&i!-C
." did +es)s deal "it# adversity> .e did ad#ere t #is sciety, #"ever #is vice "as t l)d
a!d ;da!-er)s 'r t#se, "# #eld p"er )p! t#eir cities* .e "as adverse t t#eir ears a!d
t#ey decided t %)te #i%* ,#at &i!d ' relati!s#ips did #e #ad "it# t#er peple> ,e #ave
%a!y evide!ce ' #is relati!s#ips, %ay$e t#e %st evide!ce ' a!y pers! "#ic# ever lived*
.is adapta$ility t t#e peple a!d l-ic "#ic# perated #is %i!d "as )!i()e t %a!y* 7#ats
"#y %a!y started t $elieve t#at #e "as se!t $y a Gd* ,as +es)s acti!- $eca)se ' e!vir!%e!t
r $eca)se ' s%et#i!- t#at see%s i!!ate> My $elie' is t#at #e "as s )!i()e, t#at #e "as se!t
$y a Gd, a!d #e #ad t#e special a$ility t recver 'r% #is ;deat# ! t#e cr)ci'i/* 3id #e #ave
$rt#ers a!d sisters t#at #ave i!'l)e!ce ! #i%> Yes, #e "as i!'l)e!ced $y #is 4 $rt#ers a!d a!
)!&!"! !)%$er ' sisters* ."ever 'a!ci')lly a!d "it#)t a!y #istrical $asis #istria!s
$elieve t#at +es)s %ade a trip t I!dia t discver 2)dd#is% a!d its $e!e'its*
3id #e see! t#e "rld t#e "ay it is r did #e #ave stra!-e percepti!s Ba!d des t#is e''ect
$e#avirE> +es)s #ad a very str)ct)red pers!ality a!d #e "as realistic t "#at #e "as
e/perie!ci!- a!d t#e tra!s'r%ed #is cl)es 'r% everyt#i!- t #is lect)res ed)cati!- #is apstles
a!d 'll"ers* 3id #e #ave stra!-e $e#avirs Ba!d #" ca! t#is $e e/plai!edE> Its $ee! st)died
t#at +es)s $e#avirs "ere c)ltivated $y #is %% Maria a!d ;dad +sep#* ,#at is t#e rle '
Personality Paper 4
May 10, 2014 Ladi SMIGURA, PSY 3112C
sciety i! #is $e#avir Bi*e* #as sciety p)s#ed #is t $e "# #e "asG "as #e t#i!&i!- a$)t
sciety>E 7#e sciety #as p)s#ed +es)s t t#e pi!t tra!sce!di!- a!y t#er i!cide!t yet &!"!
#)%a! #istry*
6r t#e %aHrity ' +es)s li'e #e )sed a %et#d ' operant conditioning i!trd)ced $y I* P*
Pavlv : %et#d ' lear!i!- t#at cc)rs t#r)-# re"ards a!d p)!is#%e!ts 'r $e#avir* 2)t its
i%prta!t t )!dersta!d, t#at t#e s)$Hect "#ic# "as lear!i!- 'r% t#is "as t#e e!tire sciety*
7#r)-# pera!t c!diti!i!-, a! assciati! "as %ade $et"ee! a $e#avir a!d a c!se()e!ce
'r t#at $e#avir*
+es)s al"ays -at#ered "#ere t#e %st peple "ere attracted* All %i!r scial "e$sites e/ists
!ly t %a&e a pr'it a!d &!"i!-, t#at t#at t#e !ly t#i!- t#ey ca! d t, i! rder t c)t a piece
' a %!ey 'r t#e%selves, is t p)$lis# a "e$site si%ilar t 6ace$&, "it# t#e e%p#asis ! !e
' t#e 'eat)res, "#ic# 6ace$& did!t #ave ti%e t develp s deeply* ,#ats %re, t#e Pe"
st)dy
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a!d t#e e/perie!ce ' st)de!ts i! 2ec&s researc# -ives t#e lie t t#e persiste!t idea t#at
t#ere is a #ard $)!dary $et"ee! 1virt)al4 a!d 1real4 space, as t#)-# "#at #appe!ed ! %y
6ace$& "all "it# 'rie!ds, 'a%ily, cllea-)es, a!d ttal stra!-ers t %y p#ysical "rld #ad !
s)$sta!ce r %ea!i!-* Rat#er, "e see a-ai! a!d a-ai! t#at di-ital a!d p#ysical spaces are
%)t)ally rei!'rci!-, dial-ical realities, eac# participati!- i! t#e t#er as %ea!i!-')l parts '
%re "idely distri$)ted $)t !!et#eless "#le lives* 7#)s, H)st as +es)s sa" t#at #e c)ld !t
%i!ister t Gds peple "it#)t leavi!- t#e te%ple t "al& t#r)-# t#e Galilee, I s)spect #e
")ld $e visiti!- t#e ;Spirit)al 2)t It Reli-i)s -r)p pa-e ! 6ace$& t -et $etter se!se '
"#at s ve/es t#e reli-i)sly disa''ected* .e %i-#t spe!d s%e ti%e "atc#i!- t#e %yriad vides
psted ! Y)7)$e $y peple i%pacted $y t#e eart#()a&e a!d ts)!a%i i! +apa! r t#e la!dslide
Personality Paper D
May 10, 2014 Ladi SMIGURA, PSY 3112C
i! 2alti%re, a$sr$i!- t#e !eeds ' t#e "rld i! a pi-!a!t, di-ital reality a!d, $y #is very
prese!ce a!d atte!tive!ess, e!c)ra-i!- t#ers t -ive, t serve, t pray*
C!cl)si!
2e#avirists, li&e ,ats!, .)ll, a!d S&i!!er, de!ied t#e e/iste!ce ' #)%a! %i!d a!d
s)l "#ile st)dyi!- !ly $e#avirs t#at "ere directly %eas)ra$le* Ma! 0 %ale a!d 'e%ale 0 "as
placed ! a c!ti!))% "it# t#er livi!- r-a!is%s, di''eri!- 'r% a!i%als !ly i! c%ple/ity* A
strict $e#avirist vie" clearly c!tradicts $i$lical revelati!, ' c)rse, i! its red)cti! ' #)%a!
li'e t %ec#a!ical $e#avirs* ?t#er %ve%e!ts i! psyc#l-y, "#ic# -ive place 'r %i!d,
c#ice, a!d p"er i! #)%a! li'e, are %re s)$tle t#a! $e#aviris% i! t#eir t#reat t t#e $i$lical
vie" ' %a!* Adler@s psyc#l-y, as t#e 'c)s ' t#is st)dy, %ay see% %re c%pati$le "it# t#e
$i$lical 'ra%e"r&, $)t a! e/a%i!ati! ' #is t#)-#t reveals #)%a!istic deviati! 'r% $i$lical
teac#i!-* ,#ile t#is !e" di-itally i!te-rated scial reality prese!ts all srts ' ed)cati!al,
%ral, a!d spirit)al c#alle!-es, a s)per'icial dis%issal ' its si-!i'ica!ce i! t#e relati!al lives '
peple acrss t#e -l$e tday $des ill 'r t#se c%%itted t e/te!di!- Gds lve, H)stice, a!d
#pe %re $radly t#r)-#)t a "rld i! !eed* Rei%a-i!i!- %edia as scial i!vites )s t sit)ate
t#e s#ari!- ' &!"led-e, t#e e!act%e!t ' 'ait#, a!d t#e #eali!- ' t#e "rld i! t#e daily 'l"
' rdi!ary li'e, i! t#e s%eti%es sli-#t, $)t !!et#eless %ea!i!-')l details t#at %a&e )s &!"!
t !e a!t#er5'illi!- i! t#e !et"r&ed pict)re ' #)%a!ity a pi/el at a ti%e*

As a cat#lic, I%
!t "rried a$)t t#e private i!'r%ati! a$)t "#at I% di!-, i' I 'eel li&e t s#are it !li!e,
H)st li&e +es)s s#ared it t* It ca!t !ever ')lly s)$stit)te t#e re-)lar "ay #" #e c%%)!icated,
$)t its de'i!itely a "ay, #" ")ld +es)s d it, i' #e ")ld decide t preac# i! #is ti%e spe!t !
c%%)ti!-, t stay i! t)c# "it# t#se "# !eed #elp* A!d "#e! #e "a!ts )s t pray, #e is
Personality Paper J
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e/pecti!- )s t tal& t ;)s, $eca)se "e !eed the good i! )s t pers)ade )r %i!ds t d t#e
t#i!-s ri-#t, a!d 'r t#at "e !eed t reserve ti%e 'r )r s)ls a!d t %editate, t s#are t#e
!li!e c!te!t "it# %re c!siderati! a!d t $e a part ' a! !li!e c%%)!ity, "#ic# &!"s
#" t $e#ave !li!e*
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Personality Paper N