Dark0ne Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Do we have a soul? What is a soul? What does it do? Is it matterial or immaterial? Is a soul strictly religious or can a non-religious person believe in a soul? Discuss ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Reaper Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Nope, I have no reason to believe it, because it hasn´t been proved yet.Souls are for people who are scared to cease to exist when they die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idea assassin Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I believe in the soul. It's our identity, what makes me different from you and you different from Jim Bob down the street. Something has to be powering us, making us who we are. Call it the spark of life if you will, or something like that. Of course, as a Christian I believe in the soul as our spiritual half and our connection to God, but even if you don't believe that surely there has to be something inside us that makes us what we are. Soul is as good a name for that as any I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeLLL Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 HeLLs recipe of godly porportions :lol: Add 1 BodyAdd 1 SoulAdd 1 Mind Sprinkle with a lite Chi' dressing and serve with the teachings of the Tao :D :lol: Seriously I beleive we have a soul. Our soul is our subconcess mind. For example; [Announcer]Meet Eddie, twenty-three years old.Fed up with life and the way things are going,he decides to rob a liquor store.("I can't take this no more, I can't take it no more homes")But on his way in, he has a sudden change of heart.And suddenly, his conscience comes into play...("$hit is mine, I gotta do this.. gotta do it)[Dr. Dre]Alright, stop! (Huh?)Now before you walk in the door of this liquor storeand try to get money out the drawerYou better think of the consequence (But who are you?)I'm your motherf(_)(kin conscience Your soul is the little voice that corrects your mind <or offers to show you both sides of the coin> before you do something. Your mind is saying go into the store and rob it. Your body is the slave of your mind and will follow it but your soul is a netrual being. My two cents anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Reaper Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 but even if you don't believe that surely there has to be something inside us that makes us what we are. Soul is as good a name for that as any I can think of.There´s something inside us that makes us what we are, it´s called a brain. There´s much about the brain and mind that we still don´t know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojlnir Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I hadn't thought to count Eminem among the great philosophers of our time, but your example was very creative HeLLL. I do agree though, there is something inside of each person that determines them as an individual. Personality and mannerisms are the outward expression of the inner self, and eyes are a window to the soul. I don't think that the soul is neccessarily good or evil, per se, but rather, just is. I also think that souls do not cease to exist when the body they are in dies. When I die, I (meaning this conciousness) will cease to exist, however my (I say "my" because it is me, making it mine) soul will return to the center and have the option of returning to the mortal plane if it so chooses. I don't quite have this all worked out for myself yet ( a work in progress) but it stems from believing in "old souls." I think there are souls that have been around for a long time. I'm sure most of us have met one. Someone with eyes that are older than their years, or you can just feel it when you're around them. I hope what I'm trying to say is coming across, this makes sense in my head but I can't get it to come out right. Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 Your soul is the little voice that corrects your mind <or offers to show you both sides of the coin> before you do something As far as I'm aware, thats called the conscience ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltiraaz Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 You love with your soul, you hate with your soul. It your emotions. When your in love, you love ms/mr X with all your soul. IMO my soul is also the part of me that appreciates music so much. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idea assassin Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Nope, I have no reason to believe it, because it hasn´t been proved yet.So, you don't believe in anything that isn't proven? It's not been proven we don't have souls either. So, by your definition you have no reason to believe we DON'T have souls. There´s something inside us that makes us what we are, it´s called a brain. There´s much about the brain and mind that we still don´t know about.Yes, we have brains. But what is the mind? I've never seen a mind, does mind truly exist? Can you prove the existence of a mind? Mind and soul are concepts, what's the difference between mind and soul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltiraaz Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Nope, I have no reason to believe it, because it hasn´t been proved yet. Therefore, you shouldn't believe in the Big-Bang, Evolution, Creation, 2Pac's death ( :P ), or anything else that you haven't seen with your own eyes. and if you do, then I'm sorry to say that your a hippocrite... <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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