someone says "I think I found my soul mate" ? I've always wondered that, I've seen the way many Atheists on here vehemently claim a soul doesn't exist and that there's no evidence for it.
So I'm curious what you do when someone says they've found their soul mate. Do you say "There is no soul" or just stay quiet? A persons beliefs should not just be on one part of their life so you can't really stand there and say nothing when they're saying something that you obviously know is wrong.
Don't give me the "You're just trying to attack Atheists" answer either, I'm simply giving you a situation and you tell me how you'd respond as per your beliefs. Attack question or not, I want to know and I want to know why you'd do one thing over the other.
2007-08-23 21:15:57 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it's just a figurative speech , when you see a car accident and you suddenly scream ' jesus christ ' are you saying he cause the accident or he is the accident ?
when you see your dad gonna whack you , and you say OMG , are you saying your dad is a god ?
2007-08-23 21:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Curious 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"So I'm curious what you do when someone says they've found their soul mate. Do you say "There is no soul" or just stay quiet? A persons beliefs should not just be on one part of their life so you can't really stand there and say nothing when they're saying something that you obviously know is wrong."
Oh really? Why not? Most atheists are not like SOME religious people who feel the need to preach to others about how their beliefs are the right ones. If someone wants to believe in souls, why is it my job to tell them how they are somehow "wrong"? I'll leave that to you religious people, thanks!
And to answer your question, "soulmate" is usually said as just a figure of speech, so it's not a big deal at all.
2007-08-24 04:56:10 · answer #2 · answered by SMS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul mate is a figurative term, it has significant meaning. How do you define 'soul?' Christian, what goes to heaven when you die? Is it your consciousness? Or some unused intangible organ sort of like an appendix? What exactly does it do? If it's your consciousness, your awareness--what makes you you instead of somebody else, then atheists sort of believe in the same thing. Atheists just do not believe that there's a God, or that your soul, or consciousness does any special picnicking about after death.
So if someone mentions their soul mate, I'm pleased about it. While most of the time, I know it's not truly the perfect match for their consciousness, I'm pleased that they've found somebody they think they can spend the rest of their life with.
2007-08-24 04:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an atheist and to me the term "soul mate" just means the same as "love of my life" or "my other half", denoting the person feels strongly that their mate is perfect for them in all ways.
I would be much more likely to snicker at the meaning than the terminology because I know from observation and experience that no matter how strongly one feels in the first throes of infatuation seldom does that feeling survive the vicissitudes of daily life.
2007-08-24 04:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people when they soul mate aren't really thinking "ooh I have a soul and the soul of this person is the only one who'll do"
It's more they've found someone who they adore and think is perfect for them.
I think you need to stop assuming that when people use common phrases they mean them literally
2007-08-24 13:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not every phrase in the English language has a literal meaning. Soul-mate is a figurate phrase meaning a friend for life. Superstition isn't required to use figurative phrases.
2007-08-24 04:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, personally, "soul mate" is a figure of speech to mean "the best person for the job", "the one Id least likely kill long term", and so on, and alot of people say soul mate just to mean their perfect match, so when I hear it used I stay quiet as it isn't a literal term, in my vocabulary.
2007-08-24 04:23:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"so you can't really stand there and say nothing"
yes, you can.
you can also not be a killjoy and say congratulations.
it's a figure of speech and doesn't necessarily indicate belief in a soul, or the idea that there's one particular person out there for each of us, either.
this question is as stupid as those who think saying "bless you" to a sneezer reveals some deep inner glimpse of the blesser's real belief.
2007-08-24 04:35:15 · answer #8 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying "soul-mate" has nothing to do with belief in a soul, just as "soul-searching" merely means to evaluate one's thoughts and behavior and likewise has nothing to do with spirituality.
2007-08-24 04:33:31 · answer #9 · answered by Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm somewhere between Atheist and Agnostic and I believe soul mates could occur.
Not for everyone, but it could happen.
2007-08-24 04:25:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I'm agnostic and i look it as a way of saying They are the one for me....A common phrase that is used to describe that they are the ONE! If they believe that they are their SOUL MATE..then that's okay as long as their happy...
2007-08-24 04:23:09 · answer #11 · answered by coopchic 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋