The belief in an immortal soul is
nothing more than the convergence of two core weaknesses of the human
species; the fear of death and the desire to believe in our own
privileged position in the universe. I suppose there is no revelation
in attacking the existence of the soul, however most people seem to
hold onto some remnant of the concept no matter how rational they are
in the rest of their thought. It is my intention here to discuss the
one of the many reasons to abandon the belief in the soul, not merely
as outdated but as proven to be ridiculous and/or impossible. The
starting point of my argument is the belief in Evolution. Those who
deny Evolution will be un-swayed by my arguments but given their
refusal to accept scientific evidence I can't be bothered with them.
The questions I will be asking of
those who hold with the soul among many others as I get going will
include: what has a soul what doesn't? Plants vs. Animals? One
species vs. another? When and why did the soul evolve? These
questions, I believe have no answers and without sufficient answers
to such questions continued belief in the soul is untenable.
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