Location of the Soul: Body/Head Separation Debate

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The discussion centers on the nature of the soul and its relationship to the body, particularly in extreme scenarios like losing a hand or being decapitated. Participants explore whether consciousness resides in the head or body and the implications of physical dismemberment on the soul's existence. There are varied opinions on the soul's location, with some suggesting it is tied to emotions in the gut or heart, while others argue it is an abstract concept rather than a physical entity. The conversation also touches on the idea of death and the afterlife, with some asserting that death signifies the end of existence, while others entertain notions of reincarnation or spiritual continuity. The dialogue reflects a blend of philosophical inquiry and personal anecdotes, ultimately questioning the validity of the soul's existence and its significance in human experience.
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If you cut off your hand, you would just be a person without a hand. Your soul would not be in your hand but somewhere in the rest of your body/head.

Now let's posit that your head got chopped off, maybe because you committed a bad crime and received an old-fashioned execution. Would you be the body without a head, unable to think or function? Or would you be the head that realizes that there is no body attached to it? Of course this realization would only be for a limited amount of time before blood does not reach the brain any longer and you couldn't think, but still.
 
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Generally, it is believed that the soul is interned where the laws of physics are kept.
 
I heard some stories where a person head was chopped in a battle but he managed to go to his place with head in his hands..

And when I was little I lived with my grandparents. We had some chickens and we would cook them sometimes, I once managed to see how they kill chickens. I cannot recall much but IIRC body still has life for few seconds before it stops struggling.
 
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The soul resides in the heart. I know, because I can taste it when I eat them. That's how I gain their strength
 
Sagert said:
If you cut off your hand, you would just be a person without a hand. Your soul would not be in your hand but somewhere in the rest of your body/head.

Now let's posit that your head got chopped off, maybe because you committed a bad crime and received an old-fashioned execution. Would you be the body without a head, unable to think or function? Or would you be the head that realizes that there is no body attached to it? Of course this realization would only be for a limited amount of time before blood does not reach the brain any longer and you couldn't think, but still.


How do you know a soul exists?
 
The soul is located between the legs. I know that because I associate the soul with happiness.
 
The soul is definitely positioned in the gut. I mean, that's where we really FEEL our emotions, no?
 
I keep my soul in a drawer. I rarely use it, only if I absolutely have to.
 
The soul is bound to the brain but is neither created by it or required by it.

The brain is like an iPhone. It functions without a wireless connection but loses it's reason for being.
 
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Stratosphere said:
How do you know a soul exists?

I don't know.
 
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Antiphon said:
The soul is bound to the brain but is neither created by it or required by it.

The brain is like an iPhone. It functions without a wireless connection but loses it's reason for being.

Plus you have to be veeeery careful about how you pick it up. If you hold a brain wrong, it won't work at all.
 
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Soul is a strange loop.
 
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LBloom said:
The soul is located between the legs. I know that because I associate the soul with happiness.

This.
 
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The soul can be found on the bottom of the shou.
 
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lisab said:
Plus you have to be veeeery careful about how you pick it up. If you hold a brain wrong, it won't work at all.
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Ain't no such thing as a soul. It was just ancient people's attempt to explain their own consciences.
 
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The soul was never intended to be a physical entity that resides in any particular part of the body. It has always been something vague, mystical and immaterial that equates with the spiritual aspect in humans... never-mind that science has identified things like spirituality to be a part of the functioning right brain).

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/fashion/25brain.html

Mankind has needed something mysterious, like a soul, in order to create a mechanism for transitioning to an afterlife after death, because it's too obvious what happens to the physical body.
 
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runner said:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/fashion/25brain.html
No matter how many letters she has after her name, that woman is nuts. Going by the standards mentioned in that link, every left-handed person on the planet should be happier than a pig in ****.
I like your closing comment, Runner. For some reason, people just can't seem to understand that death is the end.
 
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Danger said:
No matter how many letters she has after her name, that woman is nuts. Going by the standards mentioned in that link, every left-handed person on the planet should be happier than a pig in ****.
I like your closing comment, Runner. For some reason, people just can't seem to understand that death is the end.

My initial reaction is that she might have had some mental problems (depressions, etc) that were "cured" by the stroke - I know I've heard of a man who actually SHOT HIMSELF and ended up curing his depression.
 
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It's not that they can't, it's a willful refusal to understand. Which I completely empathize which... I would be ecstatic to find myself in Hell after I die. Anything is better than nothing.
 
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Honestly, I always thought an eternal existence of bliss or suffering sounded really boring. In that case, I'd prefer the reincarnation-style existence, where "you" continue to exist in various forms in the universe.
 
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If by "soul" you mean consciousness, I'd say a good analogy would be asking, " where does the music go when you smash the CD player." Yes, the music is not the same as the CD player, but that doesn't imply anything supernatural.
 
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Danger said:
No matter how many letters she has after her name, that woman is nuts. Going by the standards mentioned in that link, every left-handed person on the planet should be happier than a pig in ****.
I like your closing comment, Runner. For some reason, people just can't seem to understand that death is the end.

For some reason, people just can't seem to understand heaven and hell.
 
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I think this thread has gone far enough. We're starting to head toward guideline violations.
 

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