2006-06-12 10:46:43 · 8 answers · asked by tyh_yu 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
to nihil..._ here we define soul as an separable entity from the body that live after the death of the body.spirit.
2006-06-12 11:41:24 · update #1
The soul (as we commonly use the word) does not exist. It is a concept, a theory, used to describe certain attributes we see ourselves as possessing. Those attributes--consciousness, empathy, emotions, personality, and symbolic thinking--have thier bases in bio-electro-chemical workings of the brain. All those attributes can be found, in varying degrees, among all forms of animal life, especially among mammals--so it certainly cannot be said to be unique among humans.
Since the "soul" is a biological process, it is then more accurate to say that the "soul" is a byproduct of Life, of the processes of living. It does not, and cannot, "give" life to the body. It is not a cause of Life.
What casues "life" and "living", then? No one really knows. Some say it happened spontaneously, others by an act of will. Im sure my opinion on this matter is apparent.
Postscript:
Thanks for the definition, and that was the definition I was assuming as I wrote my post. So, my answer remains the same.
2006-06-12 11:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by nihil_initio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our soul is what makes each individual unique, but does not give life to our body... you or parts of your body can live (whether assisted or not) without a soul to guide them, but the soul makes us a unique and special character.
2006-06-12 17:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by spankinthemonkey2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its the 'after effect' of energy that used to be the charged impulses going from the brain to the varous parts of our body.....the synapse of the brain so to speak. If the body dies, does the energy (for lack of a better word) continue on without the body, at least for a while?
2006-06-13 02:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A soul is a gift from The Divine One as a ticket into enternal bliss, you loose it and your screwed.
2006-06-12 17:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by Tyler B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think it's the brain and the heart....but Personally I think the soul makes us who we are...serpates us from the animals ...and what not
2006-06-12 17:50:23 · answer #5 · answered by licking_the_wallpaper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course.. imagine that u have brain and heart without soul ??
2006-06-12 17:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Princesa De Muerte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's what i beleive.....cuz we always hear about how your soul leaves your body when you die.
2006-06-12 17:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sassy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Otherwise we would be inert.
2006-06-12 19:44:07 · answer #8 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋