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Supernatural and Atheism
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RE: Supernatural and Atheism
January 1, 2023 at 12:10 pm
What the hell is the soul supposed to be? I’ve never understood it.
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RE: Supernatural and Atheism
January 1, 2023 at 1:28 pm
(January 1, 2023 at 12:10 pm)Hi600 Wrote: What the hell is the soul supposed to be? I’ve never understood it.

I sold my soul to the devil. He wanted a refund, but I said, no.
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RE: Supernatural and Atheism
January 3, 2023 at 7:28 pm
(January 1, 2023 at 12:10 pm)Hi600 Wrote: What the hell is the soul supposed to be? I’ve never understood it.

The soul is a proposal to the following question:

What is the "cause" of consciousness and personal identity?  What makes me "me" as opposed to someone else or a toad?

The idea that this "soul" might come from some non-physical source, or might exist after the body is dead (though it might need a new body to operate), is the raison d'etre of the major religions. 

Christianity makes it eternal, and its fate dependent on a belief in Jesus before death.

Hinduism puts the soul in an eternal cycle of rebirth.  Buddhism claims to provide a way out of the cycle through enlightenment (where the soul merges with the universe or something).
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