what is the definition of soul in the first place?
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According to ancient hindu text  our personality is made by three bodies:  the Gross body which is visible externally i.e. hands, feet, nose, ears and eyes etc. The second one consists of  Mind,  intellect,  and  Ego and is called the Subtle Body. , This Subtle body thinks and then the physical or the Gross Body acts. The third one is causal, the root and the Atman -- the soul. The soul is the source of all energy, bliss, beatitude and joy. When the Soul leaves the body it becomes useless.
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I don't believe the soul is situated in the body, rather the body is situated around the soul.
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Soul is an old term for the psyche.  Spirit is the correct term and yes animals do have one.
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Depends on your definition of "soul". According to the Bible, a living being IS A SOUL...not HAS a soul. In Genesis 2:7, it says that Adam BECAME a soul. It goes on to say that even the animals are souls. Psalms, says that "BLOOD" flows in the veins of a soul. The Hebrew word used to apply to both humans and animals was the same word. "nephesh". The word was used 750 times and translated 472 times as soul, and 282 times as spirit, breath or other words. The translators of the King James did this on their own initiative.\n\nIn I Kings 17:17; is says,"And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. The phrase "BREATH" was also the same Hebrew word, nepheshs.\n                                                                      \nEcclesiastes 3:19-20, shows us, "For that which befallen the sons of men befallen beasts; even one thing befallen them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again." Again, the phrase "BREATH" was also the same Hebrew word, nephesh.\n\nAccording to the Biblical definition, a person dies when the lose their "soul" because they are no longer living. In the same sense animals die, they are also no longer a "SOUL".\n\nThe Bible also NEVER states that the nephesh is immortal. Just as our breath and life force cannot live by itself without a body, neither can  the BIBLICAL soul.\n\nScience also agrees with this. When someone dies ... they are dead! The same life force that animates us is the same life force that animates dogs and cats.\n\nBuddhism somewhat agrees with that understanding. According to Buddhism, we have no soul. It is our "life force" that keeps us alive. It is our mind and memory that lives on.
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Quantum mechanics is a model for understanding and predicting subatomic phenomena.  It has little use in our macro world of human dimensions.\n\nI believe the soul is in the intricate workings of the developed brain, which comes from the DNA instructions which include the development of the pre-frontal lobe, but do those instructions themselves, unacted on, without having built a brain, constitute a soul?
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The soul of man is that part of him that consist of his will, his intellect and his emotion. Cleansing your soul i want to believe means you want to make it submissive to God. Basically the soul thrives on knowledge, so if you want to cleanse it, you need knowledge, God's knowledge.\n\nThe bible says "And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans.12:2\n\nSo if you want to transform your mind or cleanse it, meditate on the word of God. The bible also says in Ephesians.5:26-27 of Jesus;\n\n"that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish"\n\nIf you want to be cleansed, spend time with the world.
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Soulmates are people that you just instantly recognize and feel a deep connection with them right away when you meet them. How many times has this happened to you before? Ever meet someone and really feel like you know them and like they're your best friend?\n\nThese souls become your mates in your life as best friends, siblings, lovers, etc. Some people have a few and some have a lot. It's not that hard to really know which ones are soulmates. It is what I felt at first when I first met then, that clasifies them as a soulmate.\n\nYou know about the "love at first sight" thing, I never truly understood what it meant before until it actually happened to me three years ago when I truly understood it's true meaning. I believe that people misunderstand it, and the fact that many have yet to experience it, they want to not believe that it exists.\n\nWhat I found out it really means, is that you are recognizing a former love that you had in a past life. When I first met my partner three years ago, as soon as we met, I had this revelation that this person was my former lover. We truly felt like we were picking up where we left off. We did not have to create anything between us. It had already pre-existed. The love that was there between us had already been created previously and that when we met in person in this life, it became "love at first sight" meaning I recognized the love that I had for this person. It hit me like a ton of bricks when I realized that this person was the same person I had a dream of a week previously. I dreamt that I loved this person so much. I felt this incredible love for this person filling up my heart instantly right after we met. We told each other we loved each other within the first 16 hours that we first met. \n\nDoes that make sense about the meaning of "love at first sight"?
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I don't personally be live in a soul, and would attribute consciousness to the process of the brain. However I have to admit that it is hard to explain past lives. It might be due to information read, or heard or absorbed in some other way that is then manifested in a false memory.
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Sort of. Science only disproves. So if we can disprove everything that would say that the body doesn't have a soul, then you've got proof.
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A soul is an intangible, spiritual being.  I too believe that our pets have souls, but how can a soul weigh something if it is your deepest emotions and values?
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whats a with the we kemo sabi ,you cant speak for every body else,\nmost people of science believe the essence of spirit or soul is actually with in the electric field surrounding the body (aura)that intimately is connected to the brain and so produces feelings.
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How do you know you don't have a soul? Maybe you are just afraid to connect with it for some reason.\nDo some "soul searching" if you have wants, needs, likes, and a longing- you have a soul that's talking to you. Just listen to it. Sound like your ignoring it. The center of your being is your soul- however to want to interpret it.
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I guess "soul" in music stems from a relationship between the musician and the audience. Hearing music from someone who is its original creater fosters a sence of connection between audience and musician. Like they're letting you in on their life and thoughts. A remix, or sampling is artificial. The listener is hearing the "soul" of the original creater through the mouth or instrument of someone else. I compare it to hearing a sad story from a person who actually experienced the event and hearing the story from someone who heard it from someone else. Not quite the same...
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A physical body acts as an anchor for the soul.
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The inner self. The soul. Who you are when you're alone.
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the soul is immortal.the body dies but the soul either goes to the heavenly abode or acquire another body(judged according to your karma).
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The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. Such traditions often consider the soul both immortal and innately aware of its immortal nature, as well as the true basis for sentience in each living being.