I've watched every single one of Bob's videos and sadly I have to say no one really knows anything and we're just infantile minds trying to make sense of everything. But it is entertaining to watch nonetheless.

I have found experimenting with psychedelics in middle age has been a profound awakening on what I am in relation to everything, a journey everyone should take when they are ready

Soul is just a religous word for consciousness.

Robert, I generally like and admire these video essays, but this one frustrates me, because you skipped over the tough questions -- questions I believe you are as likely to harbor as I am. To name a few: if there’s an immortal soul, what is it like before a person’s born? Is it simply a blank sheet? An outline? How is that a meaningful entity? At the other end of life, how does life-experience stamp a person’s immortal soul? Is it the sum of all life experiences? Is it what you are when you die? If the former, how does the soul of a brutal murderer in early life who becomes a saintlike penitent in later life sum up? If the latter, how does an Alzheimer’s patient, who dies in an infantile state, having lost a lifetime of memories, spend eternity? Questions like these, seriously considered, lead to the conclusion that “the soul” is an empty, incoherent concept.

Some ascribe that consciousness is a symptom of the non-material soul; a consciousness which is present in a greatly reduced way, even at the cellular level. The soul cannot be measured by material apparatus, but it's invisible presence has it's symptoms. Other invisible forces such as time and gravity are known somewhat by their symptoms, but still not fully understood. Soul is a completely different category of energy, compared to the energies of the material manifestation which we attempt to measure by our limited means.

*Great subject and Closer to Truth is an excellent channel.*

Thank you for these videos. They are fascinating.

The first professor’s assertion leaves much to be desired.

its just crazy that how everything just seems to work its amazing and strange, the fact we can even think of these things

I believe that sometime in the future the concept of the "soul" will be understood in the scientific community as what we now call "conciousness". I think these concepts are interchangeable and it's our lack deep lack of understanding into the human phenomenon of consciousness that's causing the divide between the spiritual community and the scientific community.

Great episode!

I've had a strong spiritual awakening in the last six months. The things that happened to me, I'm now 💯 sure we have a soul, and we come from heaven, and go back after we pass. Before my awakening, I was the exact opposite bin belief.

"immaterial substance ??" - How can we substantiate anything immaterial? Just a legend in my opinion.

I feel like I just took a trip into the twilight zone. I didn't understand any of it. What are these people telling me, that my body has a soul or that my soul has a body? Is there a difference? There seems to be different opinions among those who claim to be experts. Which one is right? Are any of them right? What does Hinduism have to say about it? Don't we keep getting reincarnated getting higher and higher? Why do you always pick the JudeoChristian point of view? Aren't there others worth considering? What do various Native American tribes have to say. Perhaps it's just too complicated to have a soul. How dies one sell his soul to the devil? Is there a devil? Jews and Christians have it that Eve met him.

soul = energy + information (at quantum level) ?

Having seen a spirit without a body...I have no doubts...but until one sees it for oneself it is impossible to be certain...im lucky that I knew a courageous soul strong enough to show me the truth

My new understandings of what many call 'God' - resulting from some of the extraordinary ongoing after-effects relating to my NDE... Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it’s the essence of all existence and non-existence - the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future - right down to the minutest particles of dust - each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middleman’ to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves. That’s because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration. ‘Who or What Is God?’ If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that’s beyond physical matter - I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today’s world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist. For example, it’s now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects - including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It’s also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars - none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that’s being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That’s because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses. To break it down - Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists - including our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them - our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re dormant - our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma - and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory - whenever we experience or express our emotions - or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it’s come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It’s the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing. The second law - Renge - Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho - these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlies all spiritual and physical existence. The final and third part of the tri-combination - Kyo, is the Law that allows Myoho to integrate with Renge - or vice versa. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter - as well as the past, present and future. It’s also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication - perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists. Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us - all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux - constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn’t matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ - the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn’t function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That’s because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation - rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge - and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ represents. Nam, or Namu - which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’. On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives - as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let’s say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives - even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That’s because we’re able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we’re then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances - turn them into positive ones - or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that’s preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are - regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We’re also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I’ve already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect - the ‘actual-proof-strength’ resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication. For example, the levels of difference could be compared to making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, producing a great song, and so on. Something else that’s very important to always respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything. NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It’s the emotional result of any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that’s the password to our true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things - such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things conventionally - rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within - including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time - to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we’re watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It’s also important to understand that everything we need in life, including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream, already exists within us. My autobiography explaining how I, and others I've told, have used this chant to change our poisons into medicine titled: 'Saved by the Light of the Buddha Within', is now available at Amazon Books for 99cents (the lowest Amazon allowed me to price it)To read more about Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo please read Tina Turner's new book: Happiness Becomes You -- or Google 'Let go, and let God' by Olivia Newton-John.

Excellent information. Thanks for journey to find truth 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I am Native American, some how people have made this far to complicated. My people still believe the simple fact that we and the entire planet are equally a part of life and our planet. We are not independent of the Great Spirits earth or our living brothers be that all organisms or all earth.

After watching all these different beliefs and personal understandings, it’s very clear we are NOT closer to truth. We’re right back at proverbial drawing board, once again. Of course. The only things that becomes more clear, is that we can never know any view as a fact.- of course.😳

"Soul" is a linguistic convenience. Nothing more. No more is needed.

Your best episode so far.

The soul is an illusion because the self is an illusion. Consciousness conjures up a self and the self conjures up a soul.

once i wanted to learn about occultism (witchcraft), because i was curious to learn knowledge everywhere, and i read from a new age book how to do astral projection, i had to lay down in a relax position, no body parts are allowed to be crossed, i had to breath deep controlled, and repeat a certain sentence untill i fell asleep, and think of nothing else but the sentence, but right before i fell asleep, i felt dizzy, then i fell asleep but i was still awake, like lucid dreaming, i felt tingling all over my body, as if my spirit was letting go of my body, i floated above my body, i weight lighter than a soft breeze of wind, i wanted to know what my soul looked like, but i didn't expect what i saw, i looked like a damp of water, like a splash of water but in a vaporized way, like that glow you see from a damp of water in a hot desert for example, shapeless and colorless, in the corner of the room there was a shadow, the shadow grabbed me by the shoulders, and dragged me into the ground, into tunnels made of mud sand, i yelled out loud jesus help me jesus help me, then a tall angel splashed into the ground, and grabbed me by the shoulders, and he put me back in my room, at the exact same spot where i was taken, i panicked trying to get back in my body, but moving was hard like i wasn't used to move without a body, i had to think left left down down down, just to move in that direction slowly, then i laid in my body like it was a closet or a box, i couldn't open my eyes no matter how hard i tried, after about 5 minutes trying to wake up, my eyes suddenly shot open wide, i almost lost my soul because i wanted to learn knowledge everywhere out of curiosity, but i repented to god for what i have done.

Humans can empathise and be soulful even if they dont instinctively understand why its appropriate.adaptive soulfulness , if you will.if you need help and someone gives you help , is it relevant that they instinctively react empathethically ...or is it most important to you that you are helped when you need it ?

The logical position toward an extraordinary, supernatural claim is skepticism until proof is offered, and so far none of the thousands of gods that have been claimed to exist throughout history have lifted a finger to prove themselves. In fact, most believers grasp this for themselves - they automatically disbelieve all religious claims except their own, barring actual proof that never produces itself.

I believe there is this thing that is called a "Soul". However, my definition is much different than most others. Here is my definition. A "Soul" is a complete and accurate description of the behavior of something. It is purely informational in nature. It is not limited to living creatures or people. Souls are extremely important because it allows everything to be differentiated and it is used in determining friends/foes.

For me the more interesting question isn’t whether persons have souls or not, rather: How would such a knowledge (if we had access to) influence our actions in the Here&Now?

Spirit is outside space-time, therefore the mind will never fully understand it. As defined in Bhagavad Gita, spirit is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It is larger than the largest and smaller than the smallest, because it got no real dimension. Understanding Relativity Theory is possible to sort of grasp this concepts. Good video. Thanks!.

the soul takes up residence, within the heart, and its language is love. Not once anyone of these people mentioned love, which is maybe why the lack of comprehension of soul

Persons are souls.

We all have believes but when the rubber meets the road we all must say "I don't know"!

One thing we do know is that we have consciousness. Another thing we know is that we are made of physical matter. Another thing we know is that physical matter doesn't have consciousness. If consciousness is real then where it come from? The physical universe? If its not real then we are living in a delusion or we think we are.

As soon as anyone speaking on such unanswered questions says "This is the way it is" instead of "Here is the evidence and this is what it suggests to me", I completely write them off as a being an honest witness. And yes - bearing in mind the pitfalls of subjectivity - what we can discover through introspection is to be cautiously weighed against external observation.

If a soul / consciousness is enhanced substance of matter; matter might come from an enhanced substance / consciousness?

Thanks Tony …wait one moment, while I “thumbs up the rock and roll guy” in the comment below me ….. ;-) … for these videos. I’m Catholic, so maybe you can infer my belief on this. I very much enjoyed this video. Rational, intelligent, and multi-sided conversations on something we’re all not quite that sure about. Actually, I enjoy all your videos! Thank you!!

If you don't know, we call them lost souls, death of a body is not death at all, death of spirit is surely dead.

We say "poor soul" or a "great soul". In most usage, words soul and person have the same meaning. One exception is "won the world, but lost his soul." Almost like a machine that won't stop until wear and tear brings it down. Whatever a person or a soul is, we can posit that we are not a body (hardware) which is bounded. Neither are we a mind (software) even though it is unbounded. We rule and use the "software" (shared and distributed) that we denote as the mind which in turn uses the "hardware" (particular and local) that we denote as the body.

It’s called energy. And most scientists do not say souls don’t exist. Energy can not be created nor destroyed! Yes learned that in 7th grade science.

All that intelligence and they forgot the most important thing that sets us apart from everything created yet is wholly connected to our souls. Free will. The one thing that God blessed us with that hopefully most of us won’t be ungrateful for.

So Cool

"Immaterial substance"... Moreland didn't even make it out of the gate.

I'm a bit disappointed he did not speak to a single Eastern philosopher. Their religious cultural background gives them a slightly different perspective on this topic. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism to name a few; all define things like a soul, spirit, consciousness, and god differently from how we do in the West. Ultimately the question of the soul leads to the question of "what happens when we die?" The difference in description of those concepts -soul, consciousness, spirit, god- lead to vastly different viewpoints on the question of life and death.

Always love these videos. Watch them as soon as they release. I get excited when your videos show up in my feed. Personally, I align with a naturalistic worldview of the body and of consciousness. Our hormones and chemicals flowing throughout our bodies as electricity zaps through our neurons at the smallest scales are complex and when we zoom out, they're even more complex. It's truly fascinating how the brain works and I don't blame those who believe we have a soul or that consciousness comes from God. It is easy to feel this way because it's the simplest explanation to come up with that is both consoling and fitting of religion. However, as science progresses, I see each day that though we are sacks of flesh, we all have value and purpose in the memories we make and the legacies we leave behind.

People were all born with souls except a few. My question is is why do people hunt for the souls of others?

The other half of this question needs exploring, too: what is a person? Does a person change when their bodies change (say she lost weight, or has gotten 20 years older), or does he change when he changes his mind (no longer wants to be a doctor, but a computer programmer), or both? Does a person has a soul, or does the soul move the person, body and mind?

"Your soul is lost, but your soul cannot be completely lost because it is tethered to God through Knowledge, through that part of you that never left God. Knowledge, which travels with you every moment, is with you every day in every situation, counseling you and guiding you. But you cannot feel its counsel or follow its guidance because you are so lost and captivated by the world and by your own internal fantasies and fears, your own internal conflicts, your unforgiveness, your grievances, your attitudes and your fixed beliefs." A quote from *The Soul* - a teaching received by Marshall Vian Summers. Check out the whole teaching free online.

I love the sound at 7:07.

I remember one time I was at a fair and I tried a demo of a VR game for a VR arcade, and wondered if I might be someone VRing what I think might be me. Maybe this is how the soul works.

The soul and the spirit are the same and they return to God when you pass away. ". . . then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it." - Ecclesiastes 12:7

They are embodied spirits when alive, and souls when the body dies.

That Porsche got soul😎

The simple answer is no we don't.

René Descartes is frequently considered the father of dualism. He presents the existence of the soul as a separate substance. In his most celebrated argument, he invites a thought experiment - imagine you exist, but not in your body. You wake up in the morning but as you approach the mirror, you do not see yourself there. You try to reach your face with your hand but it is thin air. You try to scream but no sound comes out. Dualism is not without its critics. Descartes seems to assume that everything that is imaginable is possible. Indeed, many philosophers have long agreed that imagination is a good guide as to what is possible (Hume, 2010). This criterion is disputed. Imagination seems to be a psychological process, and thus not strictly a logical process. Immortality has been one of mankind’s major concerns and even though it has been mainly confined to religious traditions, it is also important to philosophy. A substantial part of the discussion on immortality touches upon the fundamental question in the philosophy of mind - do souls exist? Dualists believe souls exist and survive the death of the body; materialists believe mental activity is nothing but cerebral and thus death brings the total end of a person’s existence. However, some immortalists believe that even if immortal souls do not exist, immortality may still be achieved through resurrection. In many philosophical and religious tradition, immortality is conceived as the continued existence of an immaterial soul or mind beyond the physical death of the body. In Phaedo’s account, Socrates explains to his friends that a true philosopher should look forward to death. The purpose of the philosophical life is to free the soul from the needs of the body…, a philosopher should see it as the realization of his aim…. Philosophy is the utmost excessive critical and comprehensive thought process established by human beings. The teaching of a never-dying soul is deceptive and has permeated the religious world with its false promises and claims. The origins of life and death will remain a mystery that even the scientific world cannot solve. The Septuagint, however, provide a clear-cut answer on the origin of life and origin and state of death. According to creation account, humanity received the gift of life from Jehovah. The Hebrew word for breath in Genesis 2:7 is neshamah: the life-giving principle. The breath is equivalent to life itself [Isaiah 2:22]. Another Hebrew word which translated 28 times as breath in the KJV is ruach, which can also mean wind or spirit. It is translated 237 times as spirit in the KJV. In Genesis 2:7, God’s breath makes the inanimate material come to life, and transform it into a living soul. The Hebrew for soul is nephesh, and both the terms ruach and nephesh have frequently been misapplied to suit unbiblical positions about death. A soul is not a separate entity from the body. These words are used interchangeably. *Which is easier to believe, intellectual philosophical speculation or the Bible* *One must confess that the existence of an immortal soul remains unproven by test in the acid baths of experiments and logic. Humans do not have too much intellect and too little soul, but too little intellect in matters of soul.*

Body, Brain, Mind is wording representing a container & its part, this container vary in size physically. The Life or Soul is spark of beginning or blue print & varies for individual bodies which make me as me & you as you different. Consciousness is process of brain to feel dimension, like single cell navigate in water & degree of consciousness varies in brain. What goes out when life of cell or complex of cells ceases, the Soul or Spark of individual life loaded with consciousness data become part of Creator loop.

As a general rule: Anything that cannot be explicitly defined & described doesn't exist. This applies both to the souls and to God.

Show me exactly how anyone can ask this question without a soul.

In a way we are each an expression of the universe, embedded in the eternal memory of all creation. Our individual personalities which differentiate us from others are a kind of island , a type of strange attractor which echoes through time, in a eternal return depending on your interpretation of Ergodic theory.

Life on earth was an accident. Human consciousness is its contents only, without contents there is no consciousness. If one knows How contents build up, he will realise how illusions are driving our consciousness. Philosopher J Krishnamurti explained this in his famous statement that, 'Observer is the Observed?' How? Our 'I' is the Observer and what he observes is his 'observed - the observation.' At the physical level the observer and his observations are different but at the mental level they are both one and the same. Our I can only realize things on a mental level and never experience actual events. We do not know who really I is and what exactly are its observations. Due to ignorance of the real nature of self and his observations, we remain ignorant of life itself. And from this ignorance we face illusions throughout life. That is why it is very necessary to know the true nature of the self and the experiences, and this is self-realization. We understand our life through a series of experiences. So to find the real observer and his observations, we must understand each and every single steps of our experience. When we experience anything, first our sense organs make images of that experience, they send those images to the brain, and the brain stores all the images in its memory. To announce an experience, memory creates a reaction to that experience. Responses from memory create a series of thoughts. One of those thoughts separates itself from the other thoughts and acts as an announcer. The announcer thought is our real self, the real I, the real observer. Response of memory is our real me. 'I' thought don't want to dissolve after the announcement of the experience, he wanted to continue. So he is always chatting to stay alive. For that I thought keep generating countless ideas. I, his thoughts, his ideas are contents of our consciousness. The response of memory is our real I, he is the observer and the things he observes are always from images stored in the memory. Hence the observer is from memory and the things he has observed is also from memory, hence they both are belongs to memory, hence they are one, the observer is the observed. There is always a momentary delay between the actual experience of the sense organs and the experience of our I. Whenever our 'I' perceives any experience, it is always after a moment, in past. Therefore, the perception of all experiences in our daily life is always in the past. Our I, its thoughts, its ideas are always part of memory and never real. Our life is as natural as a river. But thoughts created by 'I' have created bridges of concepts and we live and die for those imaginary bridges. Our I thought can never understand what life actually is because life is a living fact and I is part of past memories, he is a dead illusion. Just as there is always some distance between a river and a bridge, there is always time delay between actual events and their realization by the self. --------------------- ***** --------------------- "From the ancient days man has experienced an accident, a sensation, a danger, a pleasure. He derives from that experience, knowledge. That knowledge is stored in the brain as memory. And from that memory thought arises. Response of memory is our real I." J Krishnamurti, From Public Talk 5, Paris, 14 September 1961

24:34 Yes prof. Houston Smith! That's what I believe too and it is consistant with pantheonism. Our feeling of consciousness is a local concentration of the Spirit, like white caps crests emerging temporarily on the one ocean's surface. isn't it what all religions say anyway, on their own language:"God is everything".

Every living human will find out the senseless question soon after their own death.

Not a professional scholar here. But i have done my bible homework. And @ about 10:55 Nancy is correct. The Hebrew scriptures and Jesus do not teach an " immortal soul." That idea apparently comes from Greek and other philosophies and has largely been adopted by popular mainstream religions including Christianity. Update: I take my definition of " SOUL " from Genesis. God breathed into his nostrils. And man BECAME a living soul. Human individuals ARE souls. They HAVE ( see Job 32:8 ) a spirit. In this context " soul " is the combination of body and spirit.

Now i love you more! Porsche fan :)

What, he pulls up in a 911 turbo? Niiiiiice.

What I know for sure is that gingers don't have souls. They may think they have ones but they don't.

The body is the soul and the spirit lives inside the soul.

More like souls have persons.

Is the intro music from Mahler?

Okay. When every available metric indicates that the soul is purely a matter of conjecture, we are asked to consider the idea of a purely bodily 'resurrection.' I posit that before that can happen, two questions must be answered: Why? And which (body)? At what point in the timeline of our measly existence are we most clearly defined? Given that there is no mind/body dualism as neither can exist without the other, we are still, at the very least, putting forth the concept of some sort of mental resurrection. So, at what level of development would one be resurrected? And what about those with mental abnormalities who were never given a chance to develop at all? And how would resurrecting a shitload of carcasses benefit god, by whatever name? And how would a resurrection benefit the resurrected? Which all leads to the first question, Why? In my estimation, this video was an exercise in utter futility, with the only worthwhile contribution being, perhaps, Dennett's segment.

I’m a bit surprised that someone of your background would have such an unscientific view of things

The concept of soul is based on belief,not knowledge

This channel is under appreciated.. I'd think more like 4,000,000 subscribers would be in order.. at least

That's an extraordinary claim. I'm gonna need some extraordinary evidence.

What if somehow, stroke, tumor, lightning strike I lost my memories of myself, my past, likes dislikes, beliefs, my whole story gone and yet still was aware of the world, and all experiences were new. What would my soul be in that context without a story without an identity. Just a little thought experiment.

Would love for there to be one but we have no evidence and if we ignore provable evidence then it's down to opinion and conjecture and how much weight a person puts on that is entirely up to them though if you do give weight to conjecture then any conceived possibility could be equally as true so it makes the whole thing pointless.

Every definition is not what's defined. It can get very close to it or the opposite, but no matter what, it's never the defined. And the only veracious premise here is that nobody knows what the soul is and whether it does exist.

Common parlance dictates that we refer to the Human Soul as an identifiable, even physical part of the body, or an identifiable reality apart from the body yet connected to the body as is one's shadow. Similar references are made to the heart, the self, the conscience, consciousness itself, the imagination, the spirit, etc. Wondering if these are the result of synapses in brain operation, triggered by events, or memories birthed in a womb of culture and environment, and incubated by assocations that coalesce forming an individuals perspective, character and approach to life and relationships. These factors are not derived from an identifiable source but very real aspects of one's psychological and social constitution, and feed development I have a physical body, yes, but my sense of body is a mental formulation that takes on a life of its own. It does not always conform to my personal physique or ability. This has become the focus in brain studies by V.S. Ramashandran, MBBS, PHD, University of California, San Diego, who studies Ghostleg Syndrome.1 It could be that the idea of the Human Soul is a conventional formulation of what has no physical correlation. The idea of the soul as an internal phenomenon arises due to our brain's associating the sense of idea formation to itself since the body has no other physical correlate. The brain, therefore, associates the thought sensation as an internal experience. Positing a human soul as a locus for what is perceived to be inner experience is one approach to😢 accommodating what appears to be a range of Vertual Reality experiences of the human brain. 1Secrets of The Mind NOVA, PBS.

Was it me, or did Mr. Houston Smit act/talk/remind you of a kid? What a gorgeous human being!

I firmely believe in presence of soul and that it is immortal. Whether anybody likes it or not, believes or not, more indepth knowledge can be obtained from oriental religions, especially Hinduism. Ancient knowledge must be taken seriously.

If devotees used the word "thoughts" rather than the word "souls" ... I suggest it would seem ridiculous, when human animals die, to say "His or her thoughts will either go flying off to heaven ... or to hell ... or to reincarnate."

Whether humans have a soul or not is not as important as whether humans believe they have souls. One of the biggest problems in this world is too many people not caring about this world because they think there is another better world waiting. This is an incredibly destructive attitude.

J. P Moreland, Peter Van inwagen, Huston Smith -- I like these folks take and there's much under or over what they point out. I question much about form, both physical and mental, etc. Soul is correlate here and there. If i go to do artwork, I first travel in the mind with creativity and imagination and I bring to outer sense on paper that which was inner sensed. We know there's forms here in the physical, and we know matter alone is formless. There are the elements...etc. when the elements tranfuse do they become form, or was form already in the mind of the universal construct thus the elements took part in bringing form of Soul to the material statue? The form of Soul or it's state of being: what it relates to, resonates to, frequency it vibrates, how it expresses, how it functions, how it recieves, how it acts and is acted upon -- what moves the Soul. It's entirely implausible to exclude the Soul. There certainly is the Soul, just like the cosmos is the Soul of God, we are that image thus we reflect back to God that which we are -- we contemplate on it, observe it, live it, experience it, express it -- the cosmos and all it consists of -- the reflection. There is no form in matter. The form allocated the elements etc. I study much and there's always contraries & opposition both outside circles and within circles. I'm currently really liking Neoplatonism. Source, Intellect, Soul, body. The body is in the form of soul, soul is in the intellect, intellect is of Source. In all that we do, speak, think, act, believe, seek -- reflects our Soul or what's within us. For some the cosmos is in them, for others they're as shallow as a kitty pool or superficial. The Soul.

Their are somethings that can't be described by a hard evidence.

A person doesn't have a soul, a person is a soul.

SOUL is your ability to LOVE. Don't lose it.

Love these programes but wat if the body is cremated how can u raise it

If we compare a parking car with a driving one then what is the soul equivalent in this example a) the driver b) the fuel c) the car with all its required functional parts, including (a) and (b)

If consciousness doesn’t even survive sleep, how does it survive death? If memory doesn’t survive a blow to the brain, how does it survive death?

Breathing is soul,spirit,life!!!😁🤣

How can science prove of it is immaterial not bound by any laws?

In this World(Life) ,We can't Prove the Existance of Certain Things Quantitatively ,God,Soul,Spirit etc are Such things ..Say Metaphysical...!The Divine Spark...When Reside inside a Living body it is Called "Soul"...When Come Out of the Body it is " Spirit"(Learned Soul)(Consciousness) Communicate With the Spiritworld- Join the DivineMatrix...Consciousness becomes Collective Superconsciousness,The Universal Mind !

I am no expert and the fact that this video exists proves there has never been an expert. Whether we think about this subject as a theist or atheist, the fact remains that we have common sense that may either lead or mislead us concerning the matter of immortality. We have seen videos, read books and articles, even possibly encountered some type of experience that proves (but is debatable), the "soul" can leave the body and report to others their experiences. The question I have always had in regards to this dilemma is this; Is there such thing as "NOTHING"? Even if I die and cease to exist, does that cancel every "SOMETHING" that exists? This is much like the debate of intelligent design vs evolution. If nothing exists, how can it possibly be that "something" comes from it? I will say one thing more which goes nowhere but may spark the mind somewhat. As long as there is SOMETHING, there is no such thing as NOTHING! And THAT is impossible!

Interesting but Buddhism refutes the notion of a soul but most people seem to be aware of this fact and further it is seldom mentioned in videos such as this.

Similar souls who do not understand each other's language, but must nevertheless must live together

Is the soul an enhanced substance of the body / brain; one that starts with the same nature as the brain, then develops into an altered nature?

Person is 'the face' of the Soul.

Figuring out whether we have a soul or not is beyond science.

Depends what you mean by "Soul"...I prefer to term it "consciousness", which I don't personally believe is produced by the brain.

Are organisms such as humans, persons? That is a better question. Once you have answered that, perhaps you can move on to the second question. Parse it carefully, it's complicated and requires deep thought.

The "soul" is a construct of the body. It's a construct that disappears while you sleep. And reappears when you wake. If it can come and go like that, how can you call it substantial? The mind, together with inputs to the mind, create an illusion called a "self" or "soul." If this "soul" is eternal, how can it change? If it's immaterial, how can it be a "thing."