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Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
reply to post by The Matrix Traveller
The only TRUE definition of the soul is to be found in the Scriptures of the Living God - the Bible. Please don't waste your precious time studying ancient writings, etc. Hosea 4:6 says that we as a people perish because of lack of knowledge. It is all in the Word of God. Why do we so enjoy searching for answers elsewhere?
Originally posted by dave420
reply to post by ElectroMagnetic Multivers
Regardless, unless you can demonstrate anything in the positive, any guesses as to what the soul is are just that - guesses.
Potential or not - we need some evidence.
When we die our circuits are destroyed. That is it. The chain reaction that was 'us' ceases to be, just as a car's engine stops running when it is broken.
The rest of your debunking just sounded like a joke, to be honest. Sentient light-bulbs? Come on!
OOPS!!
"An analogy that I have found useful in the past is the lightbulb:"
"IMO, we are all just energy, chaotic energy ordered through vibration."
Originally posted by dave420
reply to post by ElectroMagnetic Multivers
Oh for crying out loud.
When we die, our brains turn to mush. Quickly followed by the rest of our body. That is not a guess, that is not my opinion, that is medical fact. Or do you think when we die we are perfectly preserved, and a quick go on a car battery will make us right as rain?
Please. Science has demonstrated, by using all kinds of imaging systems, that our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and intelligence is held squarely in the bundles of nerves throughout our bodies. Mainly the brain, but also in the top of the spine, and even in the large knot of nerves in our stomachs. That is where everything which is 'us' resides.
That which was our soul - our entire being (thoughts, memories, feelings, etc. etc.) ceases to be. It's not romantic, and it might not be that comforting, but it's documented scientific fact. The 'soul' is just the term ancient people used to use to describe these facets of our existence which they couldn't understand. We can now understand them, but people still seem to think the 'soul' and our brain's functions are different, wen they are the exact same thing.
Belief in something without evidence is irrational. If you want to live your life in an irrational fashion, be my guest. Just don't expect to ever learn anything. "Deny ignorance" not "Invite ignorance round for dinner and let it stay a few months".