n his Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson writes of “the
             over-soul”, the belief that mankind is united through very similar
             beliefs through this “over-soul”. Our instinctive actions in
             making moral choices are all part of this over-soul. This over-soul exists
             universally among men and is the basis of deriving the basic laws of
             government. The idea of the over-soul is evident in and greatly influences
             religion and faith. It is seen in the inherent morals of all men,
             therefore there is truth to the existence of the over-soul.
             Emerson writes of the over-soul; “…that Unity, that Over-soul,
             within which every man’s particular being is contained and made one
             with all other; that common heart, of which all sincere conversation is
             the worship, to which all right action is submission; that overpowering
             reality which confutes our tricks and talents, and constrains every one to
             pass for what he is, and to speak from his character, and not from his
             tongue, and which evermore tends to pass into our thought and hand, and
             become wisdom, and virtue, and power, and beauty”(52).
             With this, Emerson says that the common instinct instilled in man lets him
             see the truth for himself. This reality found from the shared over-soul,
             is the purest form of truth. All men have this ability to perceive the
             truth; we are unified and united with a common knowledge of goodness.
             Man’s instinctive actions in making moral choices are all part of the
             over-soul. Man can perceive that which is ultimately good, only if he
             looks past the set laws and dogmas of the majority.
             It is true that all men have certain inherent morals. These morals that
             uniquely define man, are what separates us from the rest of the animal
             kingdom. This human characteristic to distinguish between what is morally
             right from wrong is evident in every individual and constitutes a unifying
             all embodyin...