02 Nov '06 20:18>4 edits
See...this is yet another thing that bugs me about religion...this concept of an eternal soul...The big *me* or mind behind a physical body.
Firstly, when did I get my soul? (did it get taken away from me whilst in the sperm and egg stage of my life?) where did it come from? where is it? what is it made of? how *in detail* does it work?..please don't try to just sell me some off the cuff/ convenient answers
secondly, I'd argue that my actions, moods, and my thoughts etc.. are governed by the electrical impulses within my brain...If I take drugs such as alcohol, they affect the way I think, and the way I feel...there are some states such as depression (controllable with certain drugs) that can even radically alter my personality...getting kicked in the head by a horse can do that too (and make me stupid as well)! I can even be hypnotised!!! It would seem that outside influences are able to affect me! But what are they affecting, my physical body or my soul?...
If just my body then exactly what is the need for me or my mind to described by way of a soul or eternal spirit? what part does my soul play in life?...what happens when I no longer have a physical body (ie: when I'm worm food)? by what mechanism would I be able to think and be the same person that I am now?...please elaborate!
and if my soul, how could you explain that a supernatural entity such as my soul could be influenced by physical devices??? again, please elaborate
Firstly, when did I get my soul? (did it get taken away from me whilst in the sperm and egg stage of my life?) where did it come from? where is it? what is it made of? how *in detail* does it work?..please don't try to just sell me some off the cuff/ convenient answers
secondly, I'd argue that my actions, moods, and my thoughts etc.. are governed by the electrical impulses within my brain...If I take drugs such as alcohol, they affect the way I think, and the way I feel...there are some states such as depression (controllable with certain drugs) that can even radically alter my personality...getting kicked in the head by a horse can do that too (and make me stupid as well)! I can even be hypnotised!!! It would seem that outside influences are able to affect me! But what are they affecting, my physical body or my soul?...
If just my body then exactly what is the need for me or my mind to described by way of a soul or eternal spirit? what part does my soul play in life?...what happens when I no longer have a physical body (ie: when I'm worm food)? by what mechanism would I be able to think and be the same person that I am now?...please elaborate!
and if my soul, how could you explain that a supernatural entity such as my soul could be influenced by physical devices??? again, please elaborate