Does "Ross Macintosh" have a soul?

[Soquili]

Ross has a right to his belief as do we all.

For me, in my life I've had holes in the soles of my shoes and I've bought shoes in Seoul. It's a wonderful life so why question someone else's thoughts?

[ZEBtoonz]

Does Ross have a soul? Of course he does! We all do. Your soul is the real you that lives inside of your body. It is the essence of life itself, without which, you'd just be a pile of bones, organs and skin.

[covoxer]

Think about it this way:
- the body is a hardware;
- the soul is a software runing on this hardware.

It's a pity there's no external storage for software backups though.

[Soquili]

Very good analogy John.

When the existing hardware wares out the software migrates to a different type of hardware in another reality. Conservation of energy is the scientific explanation.

[morphonius_821]

While I'm not 'religious' I do try to live an honorable, ethical, life somewhat in tune with the world around me. I don't find any personal need for 'spiritual guidance' in my life yet I accept that others do in their own. Look deep into my eye -- you will see my retina.

You handled that well...
(I don't really believe in a "deity" my-self either)...

Think about it this way:
- the body is a hardware;
- the soul is a software runing on this hardware.

It's a pity there's no external storage for software backups though.

I like your analogy but I prefer to think of it differently....
I would say the software would refer to the mind.....

Having access to a fact does not make a machine or person sentient for I think you will find your awareness present regardless of what the object of its attention is.

[kinetica]

Does [name] have a soul? Of course he does! We all do. Your soul is the real you that lives inside of your body. It is the essence of life itself, without which, you'd just be a pile of bones, organs and skin.

All we are is a pile of bones, organs and skin, and certain other scientifically proven matter and processes. Anything else is just an opinion, however fervent one's belief in that opinion. And a fervent belief in something isn't enough to make it fact.

And that is probably as much as should be said about this particular subject

[handrawn]

All we are is a pile of bones, organs and skin, and certain other scientifically proven matter and processes.

even that is not a fact - everything could simply be an illusion of your mind [whatever that might actually be] - hello this is your imagination speaking

[kinetica]

Steve, if you are my imagination I'm in bigger trouble than I imagined. Errr, huh ?

[ankhor]

Hmmm, if the soul is the software, I think I am long overdue for some patches.

[covoxer]

Like you have bugs or what?