Where do we find our identity?

One of the most profound moments in Alex Garland's Civil War developed into one of the most ghastly as the journalists were asked, ‘What kind of American are you?’

This is a question that strikes right at the heart of personal identity. The answer to ‘Who are you?’ has plagued philosophers, theologians, and university professors for centuries. The world of Civil War continues the discussion on identity by evaluating what it takes to determine who you are in this world.

Remember that this is a work of fiction. Still, these questions should force everyone to determine who they are and what defines their existence.

Fiction or not, it does not minimise the fact that people continue to question what it means to be a person. What might surprise many people is that there is one reference that can answer this question: the Bible.

It states that regardless of where we were born, where we live, and what political affiliation we may identify with, we are made in the image of God, which means that God has a particular position for us in this world...an answer that merely begins to provide the direction to this existential query.

So, why not dig in more?

Interestingly, this study of humanity could bring one closer to knowing God and knowing more about who you are.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - Genesis 1:27 (ESV)

This conversation starter came from the full review of the film Civil War @ Reel Dialogue.