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joecool14

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Do we have souls?

I have a legitimate question. I actually am looking to be proven wrong this time. I was thinking about it last night, about having a consciousness that is a separate entity from our bodies, and I was wondering, "if we have such a soul, how do diseases such as Alzheimer's and amnesia occur, given that they cause memory loss and reconstruct thought processes?" I am curious because afflictions of the mind and memory such as these lead me to believe that thought and memory are created by the human mind; when we die and our brains stop functioning, our memory and thought process--our consciousness, should die as well. If the soul is a separate entity--if it contains our memories, our personality, our being--than who can afflictions such as these occur? Thank you in advanced.

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@joecool14 in anatomy, no. so that's why we came up with it.

I don't know if I have a "soul" or not, but, if any of that stuff is true, I'm coming back as a crazy ghost

irreverent tangent alert... Tony Ferrino - (a creation of British Comedian, Steve Coogan) used to sing a wonderful song that ended with a searing power ballad style chorus and the repeated line "..of our souls... our souls our souls" belted out this just came to mind when we discuss this question of as*holes... I mean our souls.

I don't know, but it doesn't really affect me. I like the idea of consciousness more than soul.

The soul is a lovely make-believe aspect of ourselves, invented to make the great abyss of non-existence seem less abysmal.

A soul holds within it everything that a person is: mentality, personality, memory, etc. Therefore I believe that people are just physical manifestations of souls.

I agree with the.. die and we die' .. theory... to me, our "soul" is just an idea.. its a label for total sum of combined thoughts that makes us unique...

Oh, memory. I think we take our memories with us when we die, but we will see them from a different perspective. We will have greater awareness and understanding. Physical afflictions, such as brain disease, do not affect the soul. Upon death all physical limitation fall away.

We are souls. We have bodies temporarily.

interesting question. I guess it depends on what you define soul as. For me, I see the soul as the deepest self, the real self, the only eternal part of human nature. In other words, the soul's nature is God's nature, it outlasts the physical body (unlike thoughts and memories). Also, in my opinion, it can only be reached in a transcendental state, not in the waking state like the mind can. The soul has nothing to do with memory or thought. It is our deepest sense of right- our conscience. And a person need not be intelligent or "all there" to have a soul.

I totally get what you are asking and I had a similar question awhile ago. "Are We our Memories"?? I wonder the same thing too. I work with people who have lost their memories...which I feel is our essence, (I don't know why I just do)--and then do they gain them back when they die? I would hope my soul would have memories...I'm not quite sure we HAVE sould, but I want mine to have my memories.

To be honest, I'm really not sure what you're asking. Call me dense, but I'm having a hard time making the connection between memory loss and souls.

to be the anatomy/biology/chemisty nerd i am, im going to have to say, in my opinion, no, we havent souls. it can really all be explained in anatomical terms, can it not? and, i would say afflictions of the mind are chemical reactions, soul hasnt anything to do with it.

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joecool14

Do we have souls?

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@joecool14 in anatomy, no. so that's why we came up with it.

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I don't know if I have a "soul" or not, but, if any of that stuff is true, I'm coming back as a crazy ghost

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Ginny

I don't know, but it doesn't really affect me. I like the idea of consciousness more than soul.

Skippy

The soul is a lovely make-believe aspect of ourselves, invented to make the great abyss of non-existence seem less abysmal.

gksechrest

A soul holds within it everything that a person is: mentality, personality, memory, etc. Therefore I believe that people are just physical manifestations of souls.

calholli

I agree with the.. die and we die' .. theory... to me, our "soul" is just an idea.. its a label for total sum of combined thoughts that makes us unique...

DAISYDO

Oh, memory. I think we take our memories with us when we die, but we will see them from a different perspective. We will have greater awareness and understanding. Physical afflictions, such as brain disease, do not affect the soul. Upon death all physical limitation fall away.

DAISYDO

We are souls. We have bodies temporarily.

Britta714

kdmask

sarmar

To be honest, I'm really not sure what you're asking. Call me dense, but I'm having a hard time making the connection between memory loss and souls.

DeviouslyTwitching

to be the anatomy/biology/chemisty nerd i am, im going to have to say, in my opinion, no, we havent souls. it can really all be explained in anatomical terms, can it not? and, i would say afflictions of the mind are chemical reactions, soul hasnt anything to do with it.

Do we have souls?

@joecool14 in anatomy, no. so that's why we came up with it.

I don't know if I have a "soul" or not, but, if any of that stuff is true, I'm coming back as a crazy ghost

I don't know, but it doesn't really affect me. I like the idea of consciousness more than soul.

The soul is a lovely make-believe aspect of ourselves, invented to make the great abyss of non-existence seem less abysmal.

A soul holds within it everything that a person is: mentality, personality, memory, etc. Therefore I believe that people are just physical manifestations of souls.

I agree with the.. die and we die' .. theory... to me, our "soul" is just an idea.. its a label for total sum of combined thoughts that makes us unique...

Oh, memory. I think we take our memories with us when we die, but we will see them from a different perspective. We will have greater awareness and understanding. Physical afflictions, such as brain disease, do not affect the soul. Upon death all physical limitation fall away.

We are souls. We have bodies temporarily.

To be honest, I'm really not sure what you're asking. Call me dense, but I'm having a hard time making the connection between memory loss and souls.

to be the anatomy/biology/chemisty nerd i am, im going to have to say, in my opinion, no, we havent souls. it can really all be explained in anatomical terms, can it not? and, i would say afflictions of the mind are chemical reactions, soul hasnt anything to do with it.

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