Is there a way to prove humans have a soul?

Answer 1

Is there any way to prove that you don't?

Purnimac is referring to the 21 grams that the body loses at the moment of death.

Also, soul is derived from the word spirit, which is translated from the latin tongue. In latin, spirit means "to breathe"

Answer 2

No, and forgive me for going on a bit of an Agnostic theory here, but there is also no way to prove the human body does NOT host a soul. Only way to find out is to die...

Answer 3

Possibly, but I'm not sure. One thing that would help would be having a objective deffinition of "soul", or more accuratly, learning what exactly a soul is. Frankly, I don't know if that can be done.

One thing is for sure: in this age, no matter how many questions we answer, there will always be infinitly more mysteries.

As for me, the Bible is proof enough, even though I don't understand how the whole soul thing works. I take God at His Word.

Answer 4

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One night, when I was still an RN in the ER, we had an ongoing discussion about what it was that we would see in a person that would alert us that this person was going to suddenly die- I'm not talking about vitals or heart rhythms or symptoms of any kind. I'm talking about a "look" that each and every one of them has. If there are any nurses here, they will understand the look I'm speaking about.

One of the nurses proposed that instead of it being something that we were seeing...perhaps it was something we were NOT seeing... the soul. As the eyes are the windows to the soul and we couldn't identify what it was that caused our gut to say "stay close"... perhaps it was that the soul had already moved on which changed the countenance of that person.

Not scientific but its as close as I can get.

In humility,
j

Answer 5

OK, first you have to define what "soul" means.

Then you need to decide what kind of proof you want. Are you looking for "scientific" proof? Science doesn't really work that way. You have to properly word a hypothesis and design experiments to disproove it. Sounds crazy, but works.

If you want experiential proof, there are many many written instuctions for doing the search. Pick a religion and read lots of instructions from people who actually practice what the religion says. I would suggest some for of Buddhism, or mystic christianity. Its in the mystism that experience of the "soul" is found.

Answer 6

NO , NO , NO ! ! !
And for those of you that think the early 20th century idea that the body lost an inexplainable amount of weight upon death ... that is no longer valid . Everything is now accounted for !
Added : Strange , Not ONE poster here could give a "proof" that a person has a soul ( except meaningless sayings like "look inside yourself") YET two or three people gave thumbs down to anyone who simply said " No" . Seems like the believers in the existance of souls ( Christians ) are like crybabies who stamp their feet and scream in denial when someone tells them there is no Santa Clause or they can't have a candy bar before dinner . If they could give a reasonble proof to a non-believer I would understand the thumbs down for our observation , but they are just frustrated and angry that they can't . At least the people with idea of the loss of mass at death tried to offer something . But it is not correct .

Answer 7

Your thoughts prove that you exist and have a soul.

Answer 8

Of course there is. Try holding your breath for five minutes and you will see.

The Hebrew word for soul is nephesh. It basically means the breath of life. Try living without it.

nephesh:

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man

b) living being

c) living being (with life in the blood)

d) the man himself, self, person or individual

e) seat of the appetites

f) seat of emotions and passions

g) activity of mind

1) dubious

h) activity of the will

1) dubious

i) activity of the character

1) dubious

Answer 9

If I had a soul you would think I could dance better.

Answer 10

Yes, the most common way is for the individual involved to die....

A simpler way while living bodily is to be completely self honest and discover invisible, and subtle realities, knowing how things arise in oneself, and the world around. It is to know the essential source reflected in you exists by observation of its workings.

The best way is to follow the way taught by the Manifestations such as Buddha, Christ, Moses etc., the most recent of which, is for the current age's needed remedies, is Baha'u'llah [Glory of God] aka Buddha of Universal Brotherhood, Lord of Hosts, Second Coming of Christ etc.

It is not provable to others, except they be already receptive to it, so to try and enforce its truth upon others is blameworthy. "No one can come to Me except the Father has given them to Me." -Attributed to Christ via the Gospels.

God bless.