2007-03-25 01:01:02 · 10 answers · asked by thorns_with_flowers 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All of them are real
2007-03-25 01:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by gigi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to define them before we can determine whether they are real. If you, as most people, define the soul as the part of you that is self-aware and houses your personality and intellect, then it is simply your mind. The question then becomes, does the mind survive the death of the body? But we know that the mind is drastically affected by the physical state of the body; stress, lack of nutrients, the introduction of drugs or alcohol, chemical imbalances, or physical injuries (especially to the head) can all change our personalities,moods, and intelligence. If the "soul" is affected by minuscule changes to the body, how could it survive in any significant form outside of the body? Adding to the evidence is Phineus Gage, the victim of a bizarre railway accident in which a metal rod was blown through his skull. Amazingly, he survived, but the experience so dramatically altered his personality that he became estranged from his friends and family and lost his job. Had the rod pierced his soul? Probably not. Whatever your "soul" is, it is in you and will stay there until you don't exist any more.
2007-03-25 01:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dan X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body is real (unless solipsism is correct ;-) ).
The mind is real. It is an emergent process of the brain.
The soul may or may not be real, depending on what you mean by "soul." If you mean dualistic spirit, then no, there's no evidence of any such entity. In addition, there's beaucoup evidence that *all* of the attributes of our consciousness that we attribute to the soul are actually generated by the brain--even if we don't yet know how the brain does it. Occam's razor leads me to reject the dualistic soul hypothesis.
2007-03-25 01:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by RickySTT, EAC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body, yes, mind, yes, soul, no. At least in the common understanding of those terms.
2007-03-25 01:04:12 · answer #4 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is, or you would not be able to ask this question without a mind. Part of the reason we are on this earth is to question. Then as you get older, hopefully, we get wiser. We need to look at all sides of the issues, reearch and then come to an understanding of what is real and right, and what is not.
2007-03-25 01:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by Moody Red 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body: Yes, you used it to type this question'
Mind: Yes, it's where this question developed.
Soul: No. It's a construct of the human mind, used to offer hope in the face of death, and the fear of death.
2007-03-25 01:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-03-25 01:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body is.
2007-03-25 01:04:19 · answer #8 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
define 'real'
2007-03-25 01:05:18 · answer #9 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what does your conscience tell you ?
2007-03-25 01:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by bill g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋