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Hypothetical discussion on souls
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RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls
Well you would have to show that the "soul" exists even when the brain dies. We have all sorts of evidence that brain death is the end of the individual. We have further evidence that damage to different parts of the brain affect an individual's ability to function, the more damage the greater the effect. With that in mind the function of the soul (in terms of how much of you would be in it) appears VERY limited. The soul wouldn't have memory - we know that's in the brain, or language skills or motor skills (obviously).

What does that leave? Judging by severe cases of diseases like Alzheimers - not much.
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Hypothetical discussion on souls - by MythRat - September 16, 2013 at 9:22 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by LastPoet - September 16, 2013 at 9:28 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Captain Colostomy - September 16, 2013 at 9:33 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by MythRat - September 16, 2013 at 10:00 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Zone - September 16, 2013 at 10:04 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by LastPoet - September 16, 2013 at 10:09 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by pocaracas - September 16, 2013 at 10:18 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by MythRat - September 16, 2013 at 10:20 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by LastPoet - September 16, 2013 at 10:37 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by max-greece - September 16, 2013 at 10:42 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Whateverist - February 8, 2014 at 10:00 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Ben Davis - September 16, 2013 at 10:57 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Angrboda - September 16, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by MythRat - September 16, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by *Deidre* - September 29, 2013 at 10:50 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Doubting Thomas - September 30, 2013 at 4:35 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by pocaracas - September 30, 2013 at 4:38 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Doubting Thomas - October 1, 2013 at 1:18 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Argy - December 13, 2013 at 10:38 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Whateverist - December 13, 2013 at 11:12 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Sword of Christ - February 8, 2014 at 6:01 pm
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by Ben Davis - February 10, 2014 at 8:41 am
RE: Hypothetical discussion on souls - by rexbeccarox - February 8, 2014 at 8:37 pm

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