Do you think the soul exists as a separate entity from our body, do you think personality has to do with the soul, do you think some souls shine brighter than others or can our existence and disposition be chalked down to environment and biology?
I am personally on the fence and will be happy to expand on my thoughts later on. — Locks
Hi, I'm new, I'm a deep thinker addict and I've been so for about 20 years of my 25. Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to post or if my posts are not scientifically or APA/MLA/Chicago format inclined. This is a question I've pondered and struggled with for a long time, participating in a sort of tug of war with my emotions and logic. I need a sense of clarification on the topic. I think it will give me satisfaction. I need input. Do you think the soul exists as a separate entity from our body, do you think personality has to do with the soul, do you think some souls shine brighter than others or can our existence and disposition be chalked down to environment and biology?
I am personally on the fence and will be happy to expand on my thoughts later on. — Locks
↪WISDOMfromPO-MO For me, evidence of persistence of memory would give rise to the possibility of a continuation of self - possibly through multiple physical lives. What we call innate skills and natural talents can be considered such evidence. — Rich
What has ruled out the existence of souls? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
I understand the word 'soul' to mean 'the totality of the being' - as suggested by sayings such as 'body, mind and soul'. it's not a precisely defineable term, but I think that is what I think it suggests.
I think it's mistaken to speak in terms of the soul as being something you have. It is not an appendage or add-on, but the totality of the being. That is my reading of it.
A book I have noticed about the subject is this one:
A Brief History of the Soul, Stewart Goetz et al. http://a.co/dL2D8xA
(If anyone has read it, I would be interested in their opinion.) — Wayfarer
↪Brian Exactly. Talents (memory of skills) that we are born with. This would be evidence of persistence of memory. It is no more supernatural than the skills we learn while playing sports or learning a musical instrument. It is the nature of evolution. — Rich
↪Brian If one was interested in pursuing a line of investigation, this would be one avenue that can be pursued. Persistence of memory during one life and multiple lives could provide the fundamental key to understanding this metaphysical question.
For this idea to have merit, it must be shown that memory is not stored in the brain but rather in the underlying fabric in the universe, while the brain acts as a filter just as a TV tuner might. — Rich
I haven't read that book but I like this line of thinking. It dovetails very nicely with much of our colloquial use of the term "soul." I also think it has connotations with the factor that every person has his own unique mix of characteristics and qualities. "No two souls are alike." Of course, it also means something like deep feeling, i.e. "that musician / song had a lot of soul."
The fundamental structure of my life is pretty much organized around my atheistic beliefs that there is no God and that there is no soul. As a consequence, I try to live my life knowing that my life and consciousness will be temporally limited by death and so I have only one shot to make it amazing along the way. — Brian
Exquisite talent can often seem supernatural in some way, but I see no real reason to suppose that it actually is. — Brian
Rejecting a notion that hasn't been supported by science or the laws of physics, and is undercut by all we know of those things, isn't mechanical thinking, but rational thinking. — Thanatos Sand
Actually, it is positivism. — Wayfarer
Aristotle found nothing. He theorized a concept of the soul. Big difference. — Thanatos Sand
I think it's mistaken to speak in terms of the soul as being something you have. It is not an appendage or add-on, but the totality of the being. That is my reading of it. — Wayfarer
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