what about identical twins, which are not separated until long after conception. Do they have to split a soul. On that same note, what about conjoined twins. They are only separated after birth. Are they sharing a soul, or does one not have a soul?
It almost seems as if the soul could be another man-made idea...
2006-07-24 10:15:08 · 13 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
wow, isn't reductionism such a useful way to think?
well done for breaking belief down into its constituent parts.
yeah, i think this is along the lines of evidence for the soul being another human-made idea
2006-07-24 14:13:42 · answer #1 · answered by Smegma Stigma 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The spirit and the body are the "soul" of man.
Before a person comes to earth and receives a body, they are alive as a spirit in the Pre-Mortal Spirit world. The spirit joins the body (imagine a glove being put onto a hand). And at death the body and the spirit seperate again, and the spirit then goes into the Post-Mortal Spirit world, and the body goes to the grave to await the Resurrection, when again the spirit and body will be joined together, this time for good.
As a side note if I may: the main reason that abortion is wrong (except in certain situations...) is that there are spirits in the spirit world who want to come to earth and receive a body. If a person just says "I got mine" ...that would be very disappointing to a spirit waiting for a body.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
2006-07-24 18:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the book of Genesis 2 and verse seven it says that when God made man he came to "be" a living soul not that he possessed a soul. Animals are also referred to as being souls in the same book. When you are conceived, you become a soul. When you die, your soul dies because you are a soul. They cannot be separated. The soul is not a man made idea. It was created by God. It is simply a case of people trying to apply their own understanding or reasoning to the Bible instead of researching what the Bible actually says.
2006-07-24 17:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by mufasa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess twins have 1/2 a soul, according to the bible.
2006-07-24 17:18:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of Edgar Cayce? He was called the sleeping prophet and very much a Christian. He said the soul entered the body close to the time of birth. Makes more sense to me.
2006-07-24 17:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by Scoots 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 2:7
Check this verse out in the Bible. If you have the KJV, then a "soul" is mentioned. Other Bibles mention "living person(being)". THEY MEAN THE SAME THING!!!
2006-07-24 17:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost seems? It does seem that the soul is a completely imaginary concept. Mainly, because it is.
2006-07-24 17:19:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would make sense if you think about the bond they have and the psychic links many of them share
perhaps they do share a soul/spirit i will ask about this question because now i am curious :o)
2006-07-24 17:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remember Hugo? Bart's evil twin, only one of them had the soul. Only question is which one . . .
"are oceans God's tears?" good one Ralphie.
2006-07-24 17:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kenny ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scripture 12:21 - Blah, blah, blah
Another Scripture - Blah, blah blah
Yet Another Scripture 14:2 - blah, blah, blah
God loves you, believe in him or burn in hell for eternity
....Just taking the Christian viewpoint ....
2006-07-24 17:22:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋