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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:20 pm
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Ha, Uncercover Brother was the s**t.
Anyway.
Could anyone explain to me why is it easier for agnostics to doubt deities' existence, but when it comes to "soul" we are much more receptive of it's "meaning"?
I am not making an argument that it doesn't exist, since i believe it's something like gods, which can't be really proven or proven non-existent, and yet we believe in it... in spite of our ignorance of what it really is.
What is a soul anyway? Does it make sense that something that doesn't breathe (planet earth) could have a soul? (gaia? lol) Do fish have one? Is it acceptable to believe that the soul is as big as the container it was in? in other words, do bacteria have smaller, tiny souls? What about our cells? If only a small number of things "alive" have a soul, what is it that makes those few different than the rest?
I personally don't know what a soul is. Religiously speaking i do, of course, however, if we (most of us) view religion as something retarded (omg, where is the sugarcoat?) then why believe in it's religious meaning/definition? For a minute there, i really thought gaia had a big chance of being real, then again, it shined on me that life-less things could NOT have a soul, however, earth/gaia could very well be some sort of soul container thingy.
Discuss, flame, diss. Participate! twisted
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:06 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:47 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:15 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:59 pm
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i think caustic brings up a good point about the concept of the "soul" being more like a name attributed to that part of us that we would like to think is a unique and free thinking entity. i do not believe that the soul is one on its own. many believe that our thoughts and emotions and such are an integral part of the soul, and when we die they move on, as the soul theoretically does. i, however, am a scientific rationalist, so to me, thoughts, emotions, etc... they are all responses earned by chemical responses due to stimuli in our brains. i guess ultimatly i lump the soul in with the divine, or supernatural. it would be a nice thing to believe in, but i find that i am just unable to do so. Dathu said it well with...
Quote: Nah, no souls, spirits, magic, or life forces for me. It is an endearing thought, but...meh.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:51 pm
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:06 am
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:31 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:40 am
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