All About Souls!

[HopefulNikki]

In your view/religion, what is a soul? Do humans have them? Do other organisms have them? How do you know?

 

[klubbhead024]

In your view/religion, what is a soul? Do humans have them? Do other organisms have them? How do you know?

I understand that a soul is like an eternal lifeforce. In my opinion humans do not have them... I would also seriously doubt if any other organisims have them. Unfortunately there will be only 1 time you will be able to find out

 

[Sunstone]

I don't think the concept of a soul explains anything. It seems like a useless concept.

 

[HopefulNikki]

I understand that a soul is like an eternal lifeforce. In my opinion humans do not have them... I would also seriously doubt if any other organisims have them.

Why don't you believe they/we have them? I'm not here to directly advocate one or the other, but I was hoping to hear the reasoning of both/all sides...

Unfortunately there will be only 1 time you will be able to find out

You have a point.

 

[HopefulNikki]

I don't think the concept of a soul explains anything. It seems like a useless concept.

What do you mean by "soul" when you say it is useless?

 

[klubbhead024]

Why don't you believe they/we have them? I'm not here to directly advocate one or the other, but I was hoping to hear the reasoning of both/all sides...

I just feel that souls are made up by certain religions to pretty much scare you into thinking their way.. if you don't, your soul will be damned to hell! A soul in my opinion is a brainwashing(please don't yell at me people):sorry1:

 

[Sunstone]

What do you mean by "soul" when you say it is useless?

An entity that exists as an individual identity independent of the body.

 

[HopefulNikki]

I just feel that souls are made up by certain religions to pretty much scare you into thinking their way.. if you don't, your soul will be damned to hell! A soul in my opinion is a brainwashing(please don't yell at me people):sorry1:

It's ok, I'm not gonna yell What about religions that believe in souls but not a literal Hell?

 

[klubbhead024]

It's ok, I'm not gonna yell What about religions that believe in souls but not a literal Hell?

It still wouldn't seem right to me, becuase it would almost be the same as having 2 lives. In my belief.. when you die you become fertilizer, nothing more

 

[HopefulNikki]

It still wouldn't seem right to me, becuase it would almost be the same as having 2 lives.

Or maybe just one life, continued?

 

[HopefulNikki]

An entity that exists as an individual identity independent of the body.

And why would that entity be useless?

 

[klubbhead024]

Or maybe just one life, continued?

If that were the case then death would be meaningless

 

[Sunstone]

And why would that entity be useless?

Not the entity. The concept of the entity. The concept explains nothing observable, describes nothing observable. It's a useless concept.

 

[HopefulNikki]

If that were the case then death would be meaningless

Unless our lives improved after death.

 

[HopefulNikki]

Not the entity. The concept of the entity. The concept explains nothing observable, describes nothing observable. It's a useless concept.

Hmmm...so things that are not observable are useless?

 

[klubbhead024]

Hmmm...so things that are not observable are useless?

hehehe.... one could argue that if it isn't observable, it doesn't exist

 

[HopefulNikki]

hehehe.... one could argue that if it isn't observable, it doesn't exist

What about hope? I don't mean acts of hope, I mean the actual feeling of hope inside a person?

 

[Sunstone]

Hmmm...so things that are not observable are useless?

I wouldn't make such a generalization.

 

[HopefulNikki]

I wouldn't make such a generalization.

Well then why would you say that a soul is useless simply because it isn't observable?

 

[Sunstone]

What about hope? I don't mean acts of hope, I mean the actual feeling of hope inside a person?

If a person can feel hope, how is it possible to say that hope is not observable?