2007-03-28 17:15:45 · 6 answers · asked by Eric B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I doubt it myself, but here's an interesting web page about this:
http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp
2007-03-28 17:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by John B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was actually a study done in the 1900s, trying to measure how much the soul weighs by weighing a dying dying person before and after he dies. There are really no conclusive findings. The results vary, but 21 grams is what many people regard as the soul's weight (probably an arbitrary number).
There's actually a movie titled "21 grams" for this reason. good movie. check it out.
2007-03-29 00:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by derrick-fish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a person's body gets lighter after death. Not sure if its due to the weight of soul
2007-03-29 00:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by goodmanbing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body gets lighter because you decompose and lose water. The loss of the soul, wherever it goes, is not what causes the weight loss.
2007-03-29 00:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by polly_peptide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think souls are just spiritual figures that people created in order to explain for spiritual thoughts and unexplainable phenomena. Those are unreal, so they've no mass => weight= mass*9.8= 0*9.8= 0.
2007-03-29 00:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by HN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, thats just a myth
2007-03-29 00:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by kristin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋