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Re: Questions about souls... temeraire Send a noteboard - 12/04/2011 06:27:14 AM

In my story, souls have been proven to exist by science. However, souls have a biological origin. Also, science has proven that souls can be and do get reborn.

How would your religious beliefs be changed by this, if at all?


that's pretty similar to what i believe, souls exist and are reborn. however, saying that souls can be reborn and that they have a biological origin is contradictory to me. if a person's soul is a reborn one, how can there also be a soul of biological origin in the same body? are you trying to say that souls evolved biologically? please explain...
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Re: Yeah, exactly. Gaps - 15/04/2011 02:43:24 AM 1294 Views
Just going off the 'reborn' thing.. MightyYT - 12/04/2011 08:53:28 AM 1224 Views
Hm. nossy - 12/04/2011 03:22:01 PM 1331 Views
Agreed. Joel - 12/04/2011 05:49:11 PM 1196 Views
it wouldn't change much for me, but I'm pretty flexible in my spiritual beliefs LadyLorraine - 12/04/2011 04:23:34 PM 1352 Views
This. *NM* Avendesora - 13/04/2011 04:15:11 PM 747 Views
Re: Questions about souls... Joel - 12/04/2011 05:44:53 PM 1461 Views
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Thanks, I fixed it. *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 08:29:20 PM 711 Views
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You get one guess. Vivien - 13/04/2011 07:09:01 PM 1485 Views
One dismissive answer deserves another. Joel - 24/04/2011 12:54:44 AM 1360 Views
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*is disappointed* *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 08:01:05 PM 634 Views
You'd be surprised how frequently I get that from both sides. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 08:22:24 PM 1265 Views
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Does it really? Joel - 24/04/2011 01:09:34 AM 1218 Views
OMG! Vivien - 14/04/2011 06:19:50 PM 1259 Views
Go expand his worldview. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 06:56:03 PM 661 Views
I think we are similar in some respects philosophically. everynametaken - 13/04/2011 05:59:38 AM 1241 Views
That's pretty much how I feel. Being a universalist helps in that respect. *NM* Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 06:25:34 AM 714 Views
Who says.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:11:24 PM 1189 Views
So then my question is.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:08:42 PM 1182 Views
Because I believe that Jesus was an incarnation of the λόγος. Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 12:36:36 AM 1252 Views
*heh* Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:12:32 PM 1344 Views
I think I answered it pretty clearly in my post title. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 06:59:47 PM 716 Views
Actually, you didn't. Jeordam - 15/04/2011 12:12:42 AM 1288 Views
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I think that, like a lot of other people responding, I would want and need more information. Tom - 12/04/2011 07:13:14 PM 1231 Views
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99% that there is no God... LadyLorraine - 12/04/2011 08:08:42 PM 1313 Views
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Isn't that what "technically" would imply? Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:04:42 AM 1382 Views
And that's why I don't quibble with %'s, I just say I'm an atheist *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:45:31 PM 756 Views
It certainly doesn't mean you can't make conclusions. Tom - 12/04/2011 08:09:41 PM 1364 Views
Re: Campbell: Gaps - 12/04/2011 08:42:09 PM 1336 Views
Self-identification is an interesting point here. Tom - 12/04/2011 09:00:46 PM 1280 Views
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Sadly enough, one of my favorite explanations of religion came from someone discussing a video game. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:12:23 AM 1293 Views
Re: I'm basically a Magi. I'm going to travel to Brazil and then take over the world. *NM* Gaps - 13/04/2011 04:18:25 AM 759 Views
Either you meant "Magus" or you are a schizophrenic wizard. Both are acceptably awesome. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 05:37:34 AM 1274 Views
Re: I think it was Jarod Diamond... Gaps - 14/04/2011 03:39:32 AM 1269 Views
You didn't understand the comment. Tom - 14/04/2011 05:22:46 AM 1120 Views
Re: Ah, gotcha. I'm not always that bright. *NM* Gaps - 14/04/2011 02:08:03 PM 554 Views
Answers. Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:05:38 PM 1224 Views
That's not a compelling counter-argument for me. Tom - 12/04/2011 11:22:21 PM 1410 Views
Never mind. Aeryn - 12/04/2011 11:34:46 PM 1206 Views
be sure to post if it does happen *NM* random thoughts - 12/04/2011 11:56:17 PM 671 Views
Have you had any vivid dreams that came true? Tom - 13/04/2011 01:16:59 AM 1162 Views
My mom used to have dreams like that, usually about relatives. Joel - 13/04/2011 02:25:45 AM 1378 Views
I can easily believe that. Tom - 13/04/2011 06:14:51 AM 1185 Views
Taking things at face value is usually unwise, but the face value can still be correct. Joel - 24/04/2011 12:11:51 AM 1121 Views
Minivans can fit lots of useful stuffs, like furniture. *NM* Aeryn - 13/04/2011 03:47:04 PM 709 Views
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I'd find it quite comforting ßelals Girl - 12/04/2011 07:40:09 PM 1226 Views
Well, as I said in my census form on Sunday Stephen - 12/04/2011 08:36:05 PM 1350 Views
Pythagoras was a total nut. Vivien - 12/04/2011 10:05:42 PM 1383 Views
True Stephen - 12/04/2011 10:13:43 PM 1212 Views
It would upset my belief in science random thoughts - 12/04/2011 09:39:39 PM 1370 Views
There's so much wrong with that statement. Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:55:45 PM 1375 Views
If science proved there really was an Easter Bunny would it affect your believe in science? *NM* random thoughts - 12/04/2011 10:30:09 PM 760 Views
*is both bored and annoyed* Vivien - 12/04/2011 11:03:10 PM 1239 Views
right. Aeryn - 12/04/2011 11:18:31 PM 1426 Views
and what if science proved that science was false? random thoughts - 12/04/2011 11:48:32 PM 1312 Views
I think that's kind of the point; it can't. Joel - 13/04/2011 01:33:44 AM 1175 Views
Did you read my original post? random thoughts - 13/04/2011 03:13:34 AM 1200 Views
I did, yes. Joel - 13/04/2011 03:32:18 AM 1181 Views
Yes it would upset my belief in science, why is that so hard to accept random thoughts - 13/04/2011 01:56:59 PM 1311 Views
Well, if that's all it is, we know that a lot of that broad base is wrong. Joel - 24/04/2011 01:18:05 AM 1429 Views
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Actually the reason you don't revive people denied oxygen half an hour is due to chemical processes. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:08:37 AM 1302 Views
True, but even well preserved brains require more than a jump start to resume life. Joel - 23/04/2011 09:20:42 PM 1126 Views
so did this guy took a railroad spike through the head random thoughts - 13/04/2011 01:58:52 PM 1367 Views
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I'm really happy you've read them and got the reference. Phineas Gage, Steel Inquisitor. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 12:29:01 AM 638 Views
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"We" don't know that; that's the problem. Joel - 24/04/2011 07:02:49 AM 1393 Views
Can one have an identity without memory? *NM* Aeryn - 13/04/2011 03:46:16 PM 685 Views
Sure. Joel - 23/04/2011 08:53:51 PM 1059 Views
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Re: My question about souls: who will save your souuuuls? *NM* Gaps - 13/04/2011 04:04:21 AM 682 Views
I would becoming interested in tracing people's souls across time/space Helene - 13/04/2011 04:00:51 PM 1217 Views
Re: I would becoming interested in tracing people's souls across time/space Antigone - 14/04/2011 03:29:55 AM 1298 Views
Sorry :-) Helene - 14/04/2011 10:15:30 AM 1289 Views
Interesting concept.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:28:42 PM 1212 Views
Heh. Loose faith. LadyLorraine - 14/04/2011 02:32:27 AM 1203 Views
It kinda still works though....doesn't it? Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:14:19 PM 1220 Views
it does work. well in fact! *NM* LadyLorraine - 24/04/2011 03:24:25 AM 690 Views
Oooh... Burr - 14/04/2011 04:31:30 AM 1273 Views
Who says..... Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:26:31 PM 1332 Views
Wow, thanks for all the responses!! Antigone - 14/04/2011 03:42:38 AM 1366 Views
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