What is a soul?

Skrill · Post by **Skrill** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:54 pm

It is fact that the Physical Brain controls memories, personality. Thousands of other actions are all controlled by our nervous system, which is managed by our brains.

Therefore, what consensus is there for any evidence for a soul(s)? As the existence of the soul is very central to any belief or religion.

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Monta · Post by **Monta** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:45 pm

[Replying to hoghead1]

I did mention Saul but I also think that most Jews then and today do not see life after death the way we see it in NT.

I am not aware of the term 'eternal life' in OT.

hoghead1 · Post by **hoghead1** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:49 pm

[Replying to post 171 by Monta]

Sorry, as I just mentioned, I intended my post for Jehovah's Witness.

Blastcat · Post by **Blastcat** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:52 pm

[Replying to post 161 by hoghead1]

hoghead1 wrote:
Oh? How so?

You are confused again.

I asked you a question.

hoghead1 · Post by **hoghead1** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:01 pm

[Replying to Blastcat]

OK, well, if you did, I guess I forgot it. So please ask again.

Blastcat · Post by **Blastcat** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:24 pm

[Replying to post 174 by hoghead1]

hoghead1 wrote: OK, well, if you did, I guess I forgot it. So please ask again.

H: "I am definitely not confused as to what I am and believe. I did a good, solid dissertation on the hoy Spirit, which was published, buy the way. And believe, me, you have to have your ducks in a row when you do your dissertation. So don't give me this confused stuff. "

B: "Are you saying that if you weren't confused in the past that you will NEVER be confused again? "

hoghead1 · Post by **hoghead1** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:40 pm

[Replying to post 175 by Blastcat]

I'm simply saying I'm not confused on my theology. I grant you, you seem confused as to what I am saying. Yu have pointed that out several times. OK, fine. But the confusion is on your end, not mine. I'm trying to do the best I can to straighten things out for you.

Blastcat · Post by **Blastcat** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:17 am

[Replying to post 176 by hoghead1]

hoghead1 wrote:
I'm simply saying I'm not confused on my theology. I grant you, you seem confused as to what I am saying. Yu have pointed that out several times. OK, fine. But the confusion is on your end, not mine. I'm trying to do the best I can to straighten things out for you.

Ok, fair enough.
You don't think that you are confused about your theology.
I'll grant you that so that we can move on.

Since you have written a dissertation, you must know how to make yourself clear.

So, what is a soul?

JLB32168 · Post by **JLB32168** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:08 am

Im not sure exactly why were having to prove a soul exists on this board where the Bible is considered authoritative and it clearly says one exists.

According to the source regarded as authoritative on this board, the soul is the immaterial part of man that exists eternally and apart from the body. It will be separated at death and will be reunited at the resurrection of the dead.

If one wishes to debate the existence of the soul then I would invite them to take the question to the appropriate board.

Blastcat · Post by **Blastcat** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:27 am

[Replying to post 178 by JLB32168]

[center]Fallacious Religious Reasoning:
Vague criticisms, vague definitions[/center]

JLB32168 wrote:
Im not sure exactly why were having to prove a soul exists on this board where the Bible is considered authoritative and it clearly says one exists.

According to the source regarded as authoritative on this board, the soul is the immaterial part of man that exists eternally and apart from the body. It will be separated at death and will be reunited at the resurrection of the dead.

If one wishes to debate the existence of the soul then I would invite them to take the question to the appropriate board.

Who is asking to prove that a soul exists, exactly?
How about you provide some evidence of that.. like a quote.. so we can check.

Vague criticisms don't really do much but antagonize people. People like ME.
So, if you want to do MORE than antagonize your debate opponents, how about some EVIDENCE for your accusations?

What I want to know, as an outsider to your faith is what IS a soul, and I think that's the question asked here.

I don't know, for example what it is that you MEAN by "immaterial part of a man" that exists OUTSIDE and apart from the body.

As to your beliefs about the future.. well.. we aren't talking about how you can know the future.. maybe on another thread.

So, you have a belief about a soul.. but I don't understand it.. There is something that is a PART of my body that ISN'T in my body, like the brain or the heart... so.. where IS the "soul" happening?

You say that it's not connected to the body.. then where is it?

In heaven? Where?

dio9 · Post by **dio9** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:42 am

[Replying to JLB32168]

The interesting discussion for me is not , if the soul exists but , what is the soul.