Now that we have found a possible solution to poverty, what do we do about their souls?

Question

The world wants answers to humanities problems, which all stem from sin. And that can only be rectified by faith in Jesus Christ at the cross. But who cares? Let's just feed the world, fix the economy, end war, get past all this religious stuff, get rid of the "bad" people, and make peace. I'm with you guys..."Bring on the Antichrist!"

Answer 1

Yup! We don't need religion to make the world better! And, I'm not being sarcastic. :)

Answer 2

'Sin' is a religious concept which only exists if a god exists. Do you have convincing argument or evidence that a god exists?

As for souls: What exactly do you think a soul is? What properties does it have? What part of 'you' resides in the soul?

If it's postulated that consciousness, or awareness, or sense of self resides in the soul, it's difficult to see how this can be reconciled with the complete oblivion which accompanies general anaesthesia. How could a straightforward chemical, injected into the bloodstream, anaesthetise a soul so that it effectively ceases to exist during this time? If consciousness, in the form of a soul, were some kind of supernatural faculty, it would seem implausible that it could be completely disabled by a chemical.

How about some of the other things which we regard as essential parts of what makes a person what they are? How about love, compassion, reason, empathy, memory, conscious thought, character, 'spirituality' and so on? Well, there is really no plausible doubt that all these things are properties of the physical brain. We can alter all of these properties very simply with alcohol or other drugs, and observe how they change in people who have suffered significant brain damage - Previously placid people become uncontrollably violent, intelligent people become imbeciles, and so on. Stimulate the brain artificially, and the subject reports corresponding mental activity, e.g. 'religious experiences'. We can see from brain research that all these things - thought, emotion, sensation, character traits and so on - are correlated with activity in the brain, and some things can be identified with specific areas of the brain.

So, if all these faculties and characteristics of what we regard as the 'person' reside in the physical brain, as seems to be undeniably the case, and they all cease when the person dies, then what is left to be attributed to a 'soul'? As far as I can ascertain: Nothing. If there is no part of us that can continue after death, then there is no 'afterlife'... and if there is no afterlife, then most of religion is null and void.

Answer 3

yeah, I'm sure Jesus would agree with you. Why try to make small differences and set a good example when you can just whine about how Godless people are and hope for the end of the world?

Answer 4

what was the question? When did we solve the problem of poverty? Did I miss that? War ended? I missed that to.
If all these things happened wouldn't that be peace on earth?

Answer 5

Obviously, you're not interested in doing anything with their souls. The souls which you may be in jeopardy are the same 'bad' people that you want to get rid of.

Answer 6

A solution to poverty? You have my attention! Sources, please!

(Antichrist? Who he?)

Answer 7

But...but...but...Jesus said, the poor we shall always have with us.

And could you enlighten me as to the possible solution to poverty, other than "let them die, then, and decrease the surplus population."

Answer 8

now if we could feed the hunger, heal the sick, fix the economy and still love our neighbors as God loves us...

Answer 9

you are right

well you go to the most impovershed parts of the middle east with your bible and please teach the men there about jesus christ

Answer 10

And this is a question ... how?