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[Popple]

Do you believe in the soul?

It is the question that has plagued man more than any other, even more than the concept of god.

We are the only species to have art.

The only species to have true self conscious.

And surely the only species to contemplate this matter.

It really is a complex debate because neither side has very much proof outside semantics.

However I do hold one argument, and that is evolution.

Never in evolution, except for in the case of man, has a single species dominated all others.

There are always variations, always numerous takes on the same basic concept.

Yes, there are different races of man, but that is like saying a poodle is a different species from a dachshund.

I argue that because man is the only species of his kind to exsist on the planet earth, there is some sort of magnificent interference that has caused this radical departure from the path Darwin and friends laid out.

What are your opinions and arguments.

And no just saying yes or no or "Religion is awesome" shit either.

[Mana7]

If it has no physical form its not real, and yes things like the wind and tide have a physical form becuase you can feel it. Everything else is just another stupid concept or idea.

[Tails Doll]

There is no doubt that we as humans are very special, and that that we basically rule the world now, despite all odds as a species. Really, I don't know.

[Popple]

[kEvin]

[amnesiac]

I don't deny the possibility of a soul, but I'm pretty sure that everything you listed that makes humans special could also be explained by intelligence. Humans are the most intelligent out of all the species. The only species that may come close is probably dolphins, but they are kind of held back by the fact that they are confined to the water and don't have hands. It's human's intelligence which allows for the existence of the kind of concepts like a soul or a god, but really, there is never going to be a way to prove one way or another if there is a supernatural presence, so belief in one is pretty futile.

[BAMFing ARCHER]

The soul is something abstract, really. I say it does exist, and maybe other animals have it too. Who knows, really. I don't think there's any way of knowing whether or not a soul exists, due to its abstract nature. There's no way to tell if animals have a soul or not, since we can't communicate with them on an equal level.

Some say the soul is nothing more than pulses of electricity through the nervous system. Maybe it is, maybe it's more. Hell, it is more, if not, we'd be nothing more than robots. Robots are really nothing more than pulses of electricity through a bunch of wiring, and they can't express emotion to the same level as us. This'll probably disprove the above argument about whether a soul is tangible or not, which I've seen quite a bit in discussions like this.

I suppose it falls into the same category as God, reincarnation, and a variety of other concepts that no one will ever know exists. Personally, though, I know that such a thing called a soul exists.

[The Chaos Heart]

[Popple]

There are several specimens that depict the inbetween process of animals and even humans, the problem is that there aren't a lot of them.

My biggest issue with evolution is these middle of the road stages seem too few and far between to have been created through random chance.

[The Chaos Heart]

[Popple]

The main reason I hate hardcore atheists is because they just try to prove they are better than everyone, and our often wrong.

For example, I once read the statement, "Noah's Ark could never of happened because it is impossible for the world to flood over."

Yet the numerous Ice Ages earth has gone through are perfectly acceptable.

I ask you, what the *crag*?

But we are getting off topic, souls.

What of them?

[Mana7]

KK first off im not one of those atheists that forces everyone to believe that theyre's no god, hell im not even an atheist. And with your entire point that atheists feel superior to everyone because they have facts and data is somewhat true depending on which person your talking too. Hell some religous people act superior to everyone because they have a god and shit like that. EG Hitler and the Jews (Im not gonna go into details about this cause im too lazy) And so id post more but ya I dont feel like it.

Post scriptum

You cant logically argue the existance of the soul, actually in one of the sub divisions of logic it could be argued i just dont know much about the sub divisions of logic.

Also TCH there is evidence of evolution, something about birds on separate islands and what not.

[Goron Mask]

Soul in my opinion is just your inner ego, your confidence, your optimism. It's just another word to describe inspiration, I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a living substance inside of you like most christfags do but it is something.

[BAMFing ARCHER]

[Popple]