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  1. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    I thought you were tired of baby sitting atheist? Yet you're still here arguing with alleged atheists. Time came into existence with the big bang, so it doesn't make any sense to say that he existed before all other things. Since time began when the universe did, God and the universe were...
  2. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    What people feel is irrelevant to the way reality operates. Also what's your argument? It sure seems like : "We can't explain how feelings could exist in a purely material universe, and therefore a soul must exist". That's whats known as the argument from ignorance. We don't just assume a soul...
  3. serp777

    Things you don't like about Materialism

    I never said I got it from anywhere but its the natural progression of the standard definition. The reason it made sense to update the definition as such is because the underlying physics, including quantum mechanics for example, go well beyond that of simple matter, and so the progression of...
  4. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    This is the argument from ignorance. We can't clearly define what a person is or explain it by material means, therefore there must be a non physical self. Another argument from ignorance back to back. The question hasn't been satisfied, therefore a soul is reasonable to believe. No, that's...
  5. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    How is this relevant to the soul? Are you saying we can't get evidence for it? Then there's no reason to believe it.
  6. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    That's just an assertion and in no way means we should accept a soul prima facie. Why should different conscious states imply a soul? I can imagine, or at least entertain the possibility of an artificial intelligence with conscious states that is purely material. Where's your demonstration that...
  7. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Excellent point, although this guy doesn't respond well to such an argument. He'll usually tell you that he's tired of baby sitting atheists and that you just don't appreciate his youtube video evidence.
  8. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    I'm looking for anything, including logically necessary arguments, that would warrant the claim of a soul being a rational thing to believe. Also the notion that a supernatural soul is somehow intertwined with the physical entity is equally unsupported.
  9. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    This is a bald faced assertion.
  10. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    But you're a philosophy major and you've visited this thread so clearly there are people versed in philosophy who come here. You just refuted yourself.
  11. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Again, I thought you had work to do. What are you doing still crying about this alleged pissing content? I mean I thought you had no time or patience. I don't even understand why you posted on this thread if you weren't interested in debating. Its the religious DEBATE section after all. A...
  12. serp777

    Things you don't like about Materialism

    The most rational definition of materialism would be that everything behaves according to physical laws--E.G. that there is no supernatural causation.
  13. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Stop being a cry baby. It must be upsetting you because you have no rational justification but you'd like to believe anyways. Of course im dismissive; why wouldn't i be dismissive of weak arguments and a lack of evidence? And this has nothing to do with God; that's a strawman. The soul could...
  14. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Yes and I reject dualism. Also the religious debate section gets more traffic and the soul is a very important component in theology and religious debate circles so I think its very relevant to put it in this particular section.
  15. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Usually the agreed upon parameters are the logical absolutes and the foundation of reasoning. Scientific evidence is also a good substitute for logical proof because its based on reality. This isn't necessarily everything, but logically necessary arguments and scientific evidence are the most...
  16. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Ok well thank you for that list of assertions. I don't know why any of that should be accepted nor why we should accept the distinction between a soul and a spirit.
  17. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    This is yet another implication of an argument from ignorance on this thread. I can't explain the fact that you can reflect on yourself, therefore the soul must be doing the reflecting.
  18. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    The only reason I included free will here is because people often tie the soul to free will, but i agree they are independent fundamentally. However, first what is your definition of incorporeal? Do you mean it has no effect on the brain? Because as soon as it starts influencing the physical...
  19. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Wow you obliterated him. I'm betting he's gone for good from this thread.
  20. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Cool story, nobody really cares about what you're in the mood for. Feel free to leave at any time.
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