WTF is a soul anyway?

[conuly]

I've asked this before, and I'll likely ask it again. What is it? Everytime something even remotely philosophical comes up, people justify whatever they do by calling "soul!".

They eat meat because animals don't have souls.
They don't eat meat because animals do have souls.
They are anti-abortion because the soul exists from conception.
They aren't anti-abortion because the soul develops later.

Well, that's about it, but man, people shout loudly on those subjects. Soul this, soul that, and nobody ever stops to ask "what on earth is so important?" because they think they know. That's nice. I don't know, and would like to actually understand all these nifty little arguments about whether or not embryos and animals and whatnot have souls. Maybe even participate.

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[essius.livejournal.com]

And I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to refuse to continue this conversation any further.

Your choice, which I shall respect.

I go out of my way to avoid religious debates because all I've ever seen them cause is trouble.

Only when dogmatism enters in, and I try to avoid such.

I feel like you are trying to change my beliefs into believeing in souls and that really isn't appreciated.

Now that's rather silly. How can I change your beliefs? Only you can choose whether what I say has any validity, and whether you wish to believe that anything I say has any ounce of truth.

I feel like I am cluttering up conuly's journal with my comments anyway.

Understood. But my journal is open at any time, for what it's worth. Thank you, conuly, for putting up with the clutter! ;-)