The 'SOUL'. What is it?

On the soccer world cup, Netherland and Costa Rica were even with zero scores.

In order to be a winner, when the game was over and even, both teams have the chance to score by kicking the ball in what is known as "penalty".

While the Netherland players were standing up, the Costa Rica players stayed on their knees, as an act of asking god to help them to win the game.

Netherland won by scoring more penalties.

It is understood that god -at this time-didn't listen the prayers of the Central American team.

In this discussion, Olivier5 has scored and is winning.

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I gotta keep reminding myself that you guys are actually serious.

Considering the fact that the soul is not a metaphysical entity, but literally means only 'self'.We don't have souls; we are souls.

Frank Apisa wrote:

I gotta keep reminding myself that you guys are actually serious.

Considering the fact [????] that the soul is not a metaphysical entity,

but literally means only 'self'. We don't have souls; we are souls.

I'm just curious as per how you will 'use' the terms 'know' and 'reality' when it comes to discussing God's involvment in the Super Bowl. Is the 'Super Bowl use of the term reality' going to trump 'God use of the term reality' or what? And how you can 'know' which sense of the word 'know' you must use in that context...

And some people shy away from difficult questions, and you are one of them... But we all knew that already.

By now, I think most of us realize that YOUR religion teaches that, Neo. Other religions teach that a soul is something apart from the corporeal element. Other belief systems posit that there is no such thing as a soul...whether viewed the way your religion does or the way the others do.

Your religion may be wrong about what it teaches in that regard...just as the other religions may be wrong.

We really do not know...and, for the most part, can only make blind guesses about what actually IS.

That is what you just did...shared your blind guess about the thing known as a "soul."

I do thank you (and the others) for sharing the blind guesses. Always interesting to see what is on the menu.

How about:

How will you 'use' the terms 'know' and 'reality' when it comes to discussing God's involvment in the Super Bowl? Is the 'Super Bowl use of the term reality' going to trump 'God use of the term reality' or what? And how can you 'know' which sense of the word 'know' you must use in that context?

Frank Apisa wrote:

By now, I think most of us realize that YOUR religion teaches that, Neo. Other religions teach that a soul is something apart from the corporeal element. Other belief systems posit that there is no such thing as a soul...whether viewed the way your religion does or the way the others do.

Your religion may be wrong about what it teaches in that regard...just as the other religions may be wrong.

We really do not know...and, for the most part, can only make blind guesses about what actually IS.

That is what you just did...shared your blind guess about the thing known as a "soul."

I do thank you (and the others) for sharing the blind guesses. Always interesting to see what is on the menu.

Not a religious teaching or any sort of guess, Frank. Just a lesson in language.

I would suppose the belief in the ethereal entity stems from our seemingly universal human perception of indefinite time and an equally universal desire to project our consciousness into the future.

Weasel...