Difference between revisions of "Soul"
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| + | The soul is a vital concept within many religious traditions, including Christianity. The soul is considered to be the eternal element of an individual. | ||
To date, there is no record of a soul being observed and detected. As the soul clearly exists - without it, an afterlife would not be possible and all of Christianity would be wrong -the only possible explanation for the lack of observations is that the soul must me invisible in all wavelengths, weightless, able to pass through ordinary matter, and thus completly undetectable. As an undetectable object cannot be proven not to exist, it follows that it must exist. | To date, there is no record of a soul being observed and detected. As the soul clearly exists - without it, an afterlife would not be possible and all of Christianity would be wrong -the only possible explanation for the lack of observations is that the soul must me invisible in all wavelengths, weightless, able to pass through ordinary matter, and thus completly undetectable. As an undetectable object cannot be proven not to exist, it follows that it must exist. | ||
| − | The soul is widely considered to be responsible for | + | The soul is widely considered to be responsible for some function [citation needed]. Exactly what this something is remains a subject of debate, as all of the traditional functions for the soul - higher thinking, emotions, a moral sense, memory - have now been identified as a function of the brain. However, as there would be little point in saving a soul without memories, it is likely the soul replicates the contents of the brain. |
Revision as of 15:39, March 17, 2007
This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources.
The soul is a vital concept within many religious traditions, including Christianity. The soul is considered to be the eternal element of an individual.
To date, there is no record of a soul being observed and detected. As the soul clearly exists - without it, an afterlife would not be possible and all of Christianity would be wrong -the only possible explanation for the lack of observations is that the soul must me invisible in all wavelengths, weightless, able to pass through ordinary matter, and thus completly undetectable. As an undetectable object cannot be proven not to exist, it follows that it must exist.
The soul is widely considered to be responsible for some function [citation needed]. Exactly what this something is remains a subject of debate, as all of the traditional functions for the soul - higher thinking, emotions, a moral sense, memory - have now been identified as a function of the brain. However, as there would be little point in saving a soul without memories, it is likely the soul replicates the contents of the brain.
