HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Seems though it isn't the sum of it's parts? What could lead you to that conclusion? A termite follows very simple, easily predictable behaviour. As is often the case, simple and predictable behaviour leads to complex and unpredictable results; you don't need to look at termites for that. Langton's Ant is ridiculously simple and demonstrates the point very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norks Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The body is matter = a collective The soul is anti matter = Individual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 We need some evidence that a soul actually exists before we start trying to work out what it's made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norks Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 We need some evidence that a soul actually exists before we start trying to work out what it's made of. The soul does exsist and the proof is easy to work out,eg. a hundred people could be placed in a room and all look at the same object. every single one of those people will think something different. human bosies may look the same but it is the soul who makes us individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The soul does exsist and the proof is easy to work out,eg. a hundred people could be placed in a room and all look at the same object. every single one of those people will think something different. People think with their brains. This is no evidence for a soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norks Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 People think with their brains. This is no evidence for a soul. But people have individual thoughts. The brain may be the same in everyone but the thoughts that go through that brain are different and that is the soul at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 But people have individual thoughts. The brain may be the same in everyone but the thoughts that go through that brain are different and that is the soul at work The brain is not the same in everyone. It's almost certainly not the same in anyone given the size of its complexity; the odds are millions of millions to one against any two human brains being exactly alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The soul does exsist and the proof is easy to work out,eg. a hundred people could be placed in a room and all look at the same object. every single one of those people will think something different. human bosies may look the same but it is the soul who makes us individual. Or rather the individual differences in perception of that object are due to our unique collection of experiences coupled with a random sprinkling of genetic predisposition. That electrochemical activity in a soggy mass of tissue works to give us unique perceptual experience should be wonder enough without resorting to grasping for a 'soul'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norks Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The brain is not the same in everyone. It's almost certainly not the same in anyone given the size of its complexity; the odds are millions of millions to one against any two human brains being exactly alike. But would you agree that it functions the same and all the bits are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norks Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Or rather the individual differences in perception of that object are due to our unique collection of experiences coupled with a random sprinkling of genetic predisposition. That electrochemical activity in a soggy mass of tissue works to give us unique perceptual experience should be wonder enough without resorting to grasping for a 'soul'. Each to their own i guess and until there is hard scientific proof the the soul does not exsist then i am quite happy to trundle along believing it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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