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Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"?

Poll: Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"?
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No! because that's an absurdity!
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Yes! I believe in the absurdity.
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Plato's "soul" may exist and therefore there is a creator. I am a temporary Atheist and waiting for a new religous belief system based on Plato's ideals.
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Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"?
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RE: Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"?
September 29, 2015 at 9:42 pm
(September 29, 2015 at 7:19 pm)Atheist_BG Wrote:
Quote:Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"?
No.


The majority of Shintoists do not believe in any gods, this would categorize them at atheists. Yet they believe that after death they become a spirit.

They may not call it 'soul', but it sure fits the general definition.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Could you still be an Atheist and believe in a "Soul"? - by Simon Moon - September 29, 2015 at 9:42 pm

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