I think that there is such a thing as a soul, and that we are conditioned away from it the minute our sensory inputs are jammed with the noise, sights, sounds, smells and gadgets of earth.
i think collective soul is important, even crucial, for survival. if you want to know why, just ask :)
that said, i do not think soul has any thing to do with proselytizing religions such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism, etc.
My view on that is a bit more...well...dark. I believe what people perceive to be a soul is just our awareness of living inside a human body. Thus, the brain is the absolute most interesting part of the body, hands down. The brain has been known to create illusions...hallucinations even. It can cause people to think in irrational and spontaneous ways.
So in a way, the brain appears to me like a double-edged sword. We have the gift of intelligence, but we have to find out how to use it first.
IIN to think that parents raising their children religiously should...
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I think that there is such a thing as a soul, and that we are conditioned away from it the minute our sensory inputs are jammed with the noise, sights, sounds, smells and gadgets of earth.
i think collective soul is important, even crucial, for survival. if you want to know why, just ask :)
that said, i do not think soul has any thing to do with proselytizing religions such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism, etc.
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My view on that is a bit more...well...dark. I believe what people perceive to be a soul is just our awareness of living inside a human body. Thus, the brain is the absolute most interesting part of the body, hands down. The brain has been known to create illusions...hallucinations even. It can cause people to think in irrational and spontaneous ways.
So in a way, the brain appears to me like a double-edged sword. We have the gift of intelligence, but we have to find out how to use it first.