Originally posted by daniel58That's a pretty vague definition.
The Spiritual "side" of you so to speak, it lets you reason, and helps judge between good and bad.
So basically you consider the "soul" to be the "brain". How do you define someone or something that has or doesn't have a soul?
If someone is schizophrenic and can't reason, do they not have a soul or have an inferior one?
If someone is a sociopath and lacks a conscience so doesn't see good and bad as the rest of society does - does that mean they don't have a soul?
I look at it like this. we have a lamp and a light from the bulb in the lamp. If the lamp is destroyed the light continunes. If the the body is destroyed (the lamp). The soul (the light) continues. I soul has the seat of consciousness so there will be no problem in it recognizing God
Originally posted by Thomas LaveryHow is that analogy appropriate ?
I look at it like this. we have a lamp and a light from the bulb in the lamp. If the lamp is destroyed the light continunes. If the the body is destroyed (the lamp). The soul (the light) continues. I soul has the seat of consciousness so there will be no problem in it recognizing God
How could " ...the lamp is destroyed the light continunes" make sense ? Is there a lamp you know of which if destroyed allows the light to continue ?
Originally posted by PsychoPawnProbably a better analogy would be helium gas in a baloon.
Well, if an oil lamp is destroyed the fire continues and burns the house down 🙂
Ok...we can move on from deconstructing your analogy.
The gas remains after the baloon pops although in a dissipated form and cannot easily be seen or identified unless you have the tools or knowhow to do so.
Originally posted by Rajk999What are the specific tools to detect the soul in its dissipated form?
Probably a better analogy would be helium gas in a baloon.
The gas remains after the baloon pops although in a dissipated form and cannot easily be seen or identified unless you have the tools or knowhow to do so.
If I breathe in a soul will my voice change pitch?
I saw a story on Discovery Channel or similar station about a guy who got in a car wreck. The brain was dashed against the skull, and was cut in the front [like a lobotomy?!].
The injury made him callous and indifferent to other people, including his wife and kids. The wife tried not to give up on him, but her will faded and she was contemplating a divorce.
So, for those who believe that humans actually have souls - would you say that this man's soul was changed by the accident?