LastPoet Wrote:Really? What cavernous place have you dug that from? Seriously. Have you read what you wrote?
Sorry, I do not usually write well. Let me clear that up.
"The soul continues to process immaterial stimuli, although the brain will not use it properly. If there's brain damage, it doesn't affect the soul in and of itself, but it will affect the end output of the person. I understand why you make this argument though; Christians have a very romanticized idea of the soul. I do not because I don't even think we're conscious. I think we're dead after dying. For me, the soul doesn't function well after death or brain trauma or whatever. The soul needs the body for continued processing and output. If the body becomes damaged, the soul does not function well (due to the lack of proper use). The only thing the animal soul can do is understand immaterials. Humans get a small bit of difference in the soul, "universal knowledge" and "will". When there is no body, there is nothing that can act, even if willed by the rational soul. When the body is damaged, the "universal knowledge" and "will" stay; they are not a part of the brain, but the ability for the person to have decent processing or use of said processing has dropped dramatically.
The unromanticized soul is taught by nearly no Christians anymore. It's a concept called 'soul sleep'."
This is what I meant. If it's more confusing than before I apologize again.
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