2006-06-17 20:36:10 · 10 answers · asked by tyh_yu 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I assume you mean "fear of death".
Anyway, your question is clear and it can also be tackled as "against fear or against death".
My answer is: The word "soul", as the evidence of life in a being, is not yet defined to the human mind. No intellect or ingenuity of any philosopher, ancient or modern, has given a satisfactory answer to what a soul is. Therefore, if you are referring to soul as the evidence of life, the answer is no, because the soul can not be the creation of the mind. It might be more logical to assume that the mind is the outcome of the presence of the soul, hence comes next in the ladder of creation. Also, life precedes death and fear and other passions. How can anything die if it is not alive first? So, the soul cannot be a reflective action due to the presence of death or fear.
However, if you mean by "soul" the term (survival), and the tendency to fight for one's life, then I would agree with you and say , yes, that reaction could be the creation of the mind in the face of such threats.
2006-06-17 21:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by arabianbard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the soul and mind are two different parts of our Being. Yet, it is through Universal Mind and the human soul that we receive messages or impresses of intuition. Universal Mind is not in the human body. The mind of man is left brain and deals with everyday existance. The right brain is our receiver and transforms the Spiritual thought patterns into that which we can understand. Fear is part of our Emotional Body and is part of our fight or flight patterns in our physical life. When the human body can no longer support the soul, it dies and the soul returns to the spiritual realm to await its return to a new body.
2006-06-18 20:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The soul is the ultimate seat of consciousness and human will. The brain is merely a transmitter and receiver of these faculties. There is an analogy with a radio. The voice does not originate in the radio. It is broadcast from elsewhere - and some radios sound better than others!
2006-06-18 03:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by josh_canto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
We are different from what we call "inanimate" (or "unsouled") things such as rocks. Signs of this difference include locomotion (the ability to move around on our own), sensory power, and for men, reason. Yet we are similar to rocks because we are material beings. Therefore, since the source of our difference cannot be the same as that of our sameness, whatever it is that separates men from rocks cannot be material. This immaterial thing which makes men different from inanimate objects is called the "soul."
(If there are any Aristotelians out there, correct me if I got something wrong here.)
2006-06-18 15:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by mle_trogdor2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that the soul is something we created for fear of death.
It is a creation to show identity. To show what or who we are.
I believe the connection with death comes from the religious beliefs of what happens to your true self after you die.
2006-06-18 03:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by Michael R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one way of putting it. But when I look deep inside, I find my soul to be "Just," something I cannot be without trying. Its justice is more pronounced than its reason for me to believe in it.
2006-06-18 03:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a lot of people out there that think it is. hard to argue with too because it does serve fear.
however, the idea of "soul" is as old as mankind itself. this tells me innately we know it exists and we are more then this physical experience.
2006-06-18 04:59:10 · answer #7 · answered by mjohn28497@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..soul is a creation of God that either defies death or promotes it..
2006-06-18 04:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by ana karina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i believe others think that way...
2006-06-18 08:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by chic_84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-06-18 04:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by griffinswinsky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋