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What is a soul?

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Larni
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12-01-2006 4:30 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by dogrelata
11-30-2006 2:15 PM

Nothing but language.
As far back as Enki filling the first mans lungs with with air (latin = spiritus) we can see some concept of the hidden 'vital spark' of being alive.
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People used to call mercury 'quicksilver' because of the way it would move like it was 'vital'. We attribute a certain special 'something' to being alive.
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I contend that we have to have a word that describes the expression of being alive with a seat of consciousness in words that we all share.
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Put a halo of spirituality with it's nebulous parameters form and 'purpose' around it and you have the xian 'soul'.
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Nothing special, just a shared concept arising from a need to explain and describe the phenomena of consciousness in language.
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12-02-2006 7:18 AM 		Reply to: Message 15 by dogrelata
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Re: Nothing but language.
No worries dude, I will keep watching this space and chime in when we get to Theory of Mind.
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Larni
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12-03-2006 1:57 PM 		Reply to: Message 21 by Buzsaw
12-01-2006 10:18 PM

Re: Soul = Non Physical Properties of Humans
Buzz writes:
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Imo, intelligent design better explains this higher soulish aspect observed in humans than random and natural processes.
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So to be able to accept one unscientific notion, another one has to be dreamed up?
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12-03-2006 3:44 PM 		Reply to: Message 37 by Buzsaw
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Re: Soul = Non Physical Properties of Humans
Buzz writes:
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Are you implying that the alleged random and natural processes are unscientific regarding the phyche which is observed to exist in humans?
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No. I am arguing that you are using one dreamed up idea to validate another; eg. ID to validate the soul.
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