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[[File:SoulCarriedtoHeaven.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels by the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau  (1825–1905)]]
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The '''soul''' is a person's essential self, the embodiment of his values. A soul is measured in [[Morality|moral]] rather than [[body|physical]] or [[mind|intellectual]] terms. It transcends the material world.  Some, including noted [[British]] poet [[William Blake]], have described seeing a soul leave a body upon dying.
  
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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.
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Most [[Christian]]s regard the soul as the immortal essence of a [[human]] - the seat or locus of human [[will]], [[understanding]], [[morality]] and/or [[personality]]. When a person's physical body [[death|dies]], it is the soul that proceeds to the [[afterlife]] in [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]]. By [[analogy]] the [[Holy Spirit]] is the Soul of the [[Christianity|Christian Church]].
  
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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.
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Judaism regard the soul as the immortal essence of a [[human]] - the seat or locus of human [[will]], [[understanding]], [[morality]] and/or [[personality]]. When a person's physical body [[death|dies]], it is the soul that proceeds to the [[afterlife]] in [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]]. There are certain levels of 'souls.'
  
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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.
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[[Atheist]]ic [[scientist]]s generally ignore or dismiss the soul as unsuitable for study. To be precise, the [[methodological naturalism]] of [[modern science]] is unable to handle the concept of the soul. Anything which is not material is deliberately excluded from consideration, and as the soul is not a material thing scientists accordingly refuse to study it. This has implications for the study of human [[psychology]], despite the fact that the word "psychology" is Latin for "study of the soul."  There is also the question of when the soul enters the body, as this is important for the debate on [[abortion]] from a theological position. 
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It should be noted that there was once a study made at the turn of the 20th century by Duncan MacDougall of the loss of [[weight]] at the time of death.  The scientist doing the measurements concluded that this loss of weight (approximately three quarters of an ounce) was due to the soul leaving the body.<ref>http://www.bio.miami.edu/dywang/Soul-Searching.html</ref> He also did a similar experiment with [[dog]]s, but found no change in weight, which would match the Chistian concept that of [[God]]'s [[creation]]s on the earth, humans alone have souls.  No known attempts to follow up his work have ever been made.
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In [[religion]]s that believe in [[reincarnation]], such as [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Taoism]] and [[Jain]]ism, all [[animal]]s have souls, as they believe that a soul can be [[born]] into any animal after death.  This is part of why the [[Jain]] religion and less so in [[Buddhism]], there are strict [[Five Precepts|prohibition]] against indiscriminately killing or harming living things.
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==See also==
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* [[Consciousness]] ([[Sanskrit]]: ''Alaya vignana'') in [[Buddhism]]
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*[[American Christianity]]
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*[[Canadian Christianity]]
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*[[Mexican and Caribbean Christianity]]
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*[[Essay: Water baptism cannot save, the Church cannot save, Born again by faith alone]]
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*[[Infant baptism]]
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*[[Afterlife]]
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*[[Christian marriage]]
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*[[Future of Christianity]]
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*[[Exorcism]]
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*[[Christianity in Africa]]
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*[[Christianity in Antarctica]]
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*[[Christianity in Asia]]
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*[[Christianity in Australia | Christianity in Australia, Oceania, New Zealand]]
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*[[Christianity in Europe]]
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*[[Christianity in North America]]
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*[[Christianity in South America | Christianity in South America, Central America]]
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*[[Christianity]]
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*[[Internet evangelism]]
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*[[Answers in Genesis]]
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*[[Turning Point USA]]
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.christianity.com/wiki/salvation/difference-between-a-soul-and-a-spirit.html What Is the Difference Between a Soul and a Spirit?], Christianity.com
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*[https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/soul/ Biblical concept of a soul], Biblestudytools.com
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*[https://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul.html What is the human soul?], [[Got Questions Ministries]]
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*[https://jrichardmiddleton.com/2014/10/23/paul-on-the-soul-not-what-you-might-think/ Paul on the “Soul”—Not What You Might Think] by Dr. J. Richard Middleton
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*[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_403c33e4-27d2-4252-a669-0f8f8ff816f1 What do the Pauline letters say about the nature of the soul?]
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Videos:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGoZ7Ag3neHPMrL6DFxrQB8V Biblical view of soul - Video playlist]
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Religion]]
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[[Category:Philosophy]]
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[[Category:Buddhism]]

Latest revision as of 14:10, April 14, 2026

Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels by the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905)

The soul is a person's essential self, the embodiment of his values. A soul is measured in moral rather than physical or intellectual terms. It transcends the material world. Some, including noted British poet William Blake, have described seeing a soul leave a body upon dying.

Most Christians regard the soul as the immortal essence of a human - the seat or locus of human will, understanding, morality and/or personality. When a person's physical body dies, it is the soul that proceeds to the afterlife in Heaven or Hell. By analogy the Holy Spirit is the Soul of the Christian Church.

Judaism regard the soul as the immortal essence of a human - the seat or locus of human will, understanding, morality and/or personality. When a person's physical body dies, it is the soul that proceeds to the afterlife in Heaven or Hell. There are certain levels of 'souls.'

Atheistic scientists generally ignore or dismiss the soul as unsuitable for study. To be precise, the methodological naturalism of modern science is unable to handle the concept of the soul. Anything which is not material is deliberately excluded from consideration, and as the soul is not a material thing scientists accordingly refuse to study it. This has implications for the study of human psychology, despite the fact that the word "psychology" is Latin for "study of the soul." There is also the question of when the soul enters the body, as this is important for the debate on abortion from a theological position.

It should be noted that there was once a study made at the turn of the 20th century by Duncan MacDougall of the loss of weight at the time of death. The scientist doing the measurements concluded that this loss of weight (approximately three quarters of an ounce) was due to the soul leaving the body.[1] He also did a similar experiment with dogs, but found no change in weight, which would match the Chistian concept that of God's creations on the earth, humans alone have souls. No known attempts to follow up his work have ever been made.

In religions that believe in reincarnation, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Jainism, all animals have souls, as they believe that a soul can be born into any animal after death. This is part of why the Jain religion and less so in Buddhism, there are strict prohibition against indiscriminately killing or harming living things.

See also

External links

Videos:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bio.miami.edu/dywang/Soul-Searching.html
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