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acidkiller187 wrote:

What is a SOUL then?

IRONCHEF wrote:

acidkiller187 wrote:

What is a SOUL then?

A soul is the combination of a spirit and a body.

For example, my spirit (which in very gross, restricted terminolgoy) was something created by God.  It is eternal, and never dies.  When my parents made my body, it received that spirit making the two parts one "soul."  Upon death, i will not be a living soul anymore..my spirit will continue to the next world, the body will remain in the ground until I am resurrected..in which case, the spirit will reunite with my body into an eternal soul since that body will not ever die.  This is also known as immortality.  Yes, these are Christian principles (for some Christian sects).

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

Bell wrote:

Not so much arogance, as it is a teaching, if not a 'promise' within the bible (somewhere in the back , its in there though) then again since it was written by men we cant completly take it overboard.  Still, I find it hard to imagen that we are all hear by complete accident or random chain of events that took place without there being a begining to it, and perhaps this begining isnt what many religious types (myself included) have been lead to belive, but it all has to start somewhere.  To bad neither argument really can be justifed/proven, to say its beyond human comprehension is no more silly than saying God made the earth in six days.

Martyn

Sorry but this one of the biggest misconceptions, usually made by creationists.  The theory that evolution involves 'chance', coincidences and accidents.  Evolution never mentions any of those words, it HAD to happen.  In other words there was a 100% chance of it happening and there are no coincidences.  Eventually atoms will grow, mix and mutate, it isn't chance it's nature.  People talk about the Earth saying stuff like coincidence as if we have something else to compare it to.  If it didn't happen then we would be here to realise it and conversely if it have happened differently we could live in a World of peace and infinite lifespans.   

"Give an infinite amount of monkeys and infinate amount of typewriters and they'll type the complete works of Shakespare"

CameronPoe wrote:

acidkiller187 wrote:

What is a SOUL then?

Isn't it a type of fish?

Bertster7 wrote:

Stingray24 wrote:

You all know I believe in the afterlife. 

Concept of the afterlife is arrogant?  I'd agree if we gained a good afterlife by work we do ourselves.  However, that is not the case with Christianity because salvation isn't gained by good works.

That's not at all what I meant.

It's hard to explain without writing loads and loads, which I can't be bothered to do at the moment. By arrogance I meant the assertion that people are special and that there is meaning to everything. Nothing to do with individuals, but the human race as a whole.

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=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

ghettoperson wrote:

Actually, the internet disproved that theory.

The internet disproved the nature of infinity?  Hmmm, yeah OK are you Karl Pilkington?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBlZIXu3Yg  (forward to 10 mins 10 secs in.....although the whole thing is hilarious)

ghettoperson wrote:

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

Bell wrote:

Not so much arogance, as it is a teaching, if not a 'promise' within the bible (somewhere in the back , its in there though) then again since it was written by men we cant completly take it overboard.  Still, I find it hard to imagen that we are all hear by complete accident or random chain of events that took place without there being a begining to it, and perhaps this begining isnt what many religious types (myself included) have been lead to belive, but it all has to start somewhere.  To bad neither argument really can be justifed/proven, to say its beyond human comprehension is no more silly than saying God made the earth in six days.

Martyn

Sorry but this one of the biggest misconceptions, usually made by creationists.  The theory that evolution involves 'chance', coincidences and accidents.  Evolution never mentions any of those words, it HAD to happen.  In other words there was a 100% chance of it happening and there are no coincidences.  Eventually atoms will grow, mix and mutate, it isn't chance it's nature.  People talk about the Earth saying stuff like coincidence as if we have something else to compare it to.  If it didn't happen then we would be here to realise it and conversely if it have happened differently we could live in a World of peace and infinite lifespans.   

"Give an infinite amount of monkeys and infinate amount of typewriters and they'll type the complete works of Shakespare"

Actually, the internet disproved that theory.

Bell wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Wormfood.

Steel cofin FTW!!!  Or whatever keeps those mofos out, I am actually thinkin I would probably get buiried with a mobile phone JUST incase, know it sounds weird but the Idea of being trapped in there IF alive scares the shit out of me.  Heard stories about the apparnt near death/ or that story about the woman who twitched while laying in the coffin to be found alive.......  My luck is theres no credit

Martyn

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

Yes is winning?!?!? There are some very dissolutioned people on these forums...

Firstly I'd like to point out the title of this post.  It's "afterlife" but many of you are talking about reincarnation.  The after life is any existence after death including heaven and hell, ghosts etc  Reincarnation is being reborn as another person or living thing. 

They're both as ludicrous as each other though.  If you believe in Ghosts I'd advise you stop watching second rate horror movies and read a few books by Derren Brown; here proving that mediums are faking (and thus not talking to the dead)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18NfN76bAs

If you believe in heaven and hell then after seeking psychiatric help, realize that the notion is nothing but an ancient 'carrot & stick' placebo.

As for reincarnation, think about it!  There would have to be exactly the same number of living organisms on the planet at all times.  How has the population grown unless every baby is unique?  The only explanation you can give is you go to heaven and hell and then we're back to the above.....