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Originally posted by Adept? Adept? wrote:

The soul, like gods, and religion in general; is an invention of the human mind.  Humans have a well documented propensity toward wishful thinking.


So the soul, like other abstractions, is simply the invention of the human mind?

Abstractions such as fear, love, courage, and hate don't exist - of course there is no hate in the world since hate is an invention of the human mind?

Other inventions of the human mind: Tubal cain, Solomon, Hiram abif, the Great Architect of the Universe, the transmigration of souls, Moses, Joshua, Abraham, and/or Jesus are all abstractions and not real - just inventions of the human mind/abstractions?
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Originally posted by coach coach wrote:

Originally posted by GrimoireA3 GrimoireA3 wrote:

What is the Soul? How does one define it? How do you prove there is or is not a Soul? And do only humans have a soul?? Thanks!

What is a soul? It is something that one can sell and for an extremely undervalued price. What's more, it is done moment to moment by far too many.


Yes, it is done by actors and actresses in Hollyweird on a daily bases.
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Originally posted by droche droche wrote:

Agreed. My post was based on my definition of "soul" which may or not be the same as others.
If two people do not share a common definition of the words they are using then they are not really having a conversation since they are not talking about the same thing. 
Words are symbols which point toward concepts arranged in patterns to communicate meaning.
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Soul as in going up to some cloud in the sky where I help my family members win bets when called upon?

No ....

Soul as something beyond the universe?

Sure, I'll entertain it.


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Agreed. My post was based on my definition of "soul" which may or not be the same as others.
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Originally posted by droche droche wrote:

No one has yet answered me the second part of the question whether only humans have a soul. I believe all living things have a part that survives and continues after the death of the physical part, which is my definition of "soul." I have no evidence for this, it is just a gut feeling.

It may be that, sans a working definition, it's still an ambiguous question.
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No one has yet answered me the second part of the question whether only humans have a soul. I believe all living things have a part that survives and continues after the death of the physical part, which is my definition of "soul." I have no evidence for this, it is just a gut feeling.
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Originally posted by pointwithinacircle pointwithinacircle wrote:

My best guess is that the names soul and spirit are symbols for the two great aspects of the human psyche. 

I disagree with your guess. One is part of the soul. The other helps manifest it, but it is not the soul.

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My best guess is that the names soul and spirit are symbols for the two great aspects of the human psyche.  
Words are symbols which point toward concepts arranged in patterns to communicate meaning.
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Touche Coach, indeed it can...LOL!  Our brains are powerful organs.
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Originally posted by Adept? Adept? wrote:

The soul, like gods, and religion in general; is an invention of the human mind.  Humans have a well documented propensity toward wishful thinking.

The same thing can be said of "reality" and "the mind".
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The soul, like gods, and religion in general; is an invention of the human mind.  Humans have a well documented propensity toward wishful thinking.
"It is humanity that creates god, and men think that god has made them in his image, because they make him in theirs."
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Originally posted by GrimoireA3 GrimoireA3 wrote:

What is the Soul? How does one define it? How do you prove there is or is not a Soul? And do only humans have a soul?? Thanks!

What is a soul? It is something that one can sell and for an extremely undervalued price. What's more, it is done moment to moment by far too many.

Edited by coach - August/13/2016 at 12:38pm
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What is the Soul? How does one define it? How do you prove there is or is not a Soul? And do only humans have a soul?? Thanks!
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