no, this isn't another one of my religious-bashing threads.

i was merely curious: since evolution is irrefutable, and since many theists subscribe to evolution, at what stage did human(monkey)-kind evolve/receive a soul?

is it like completing a level of a computer game and being rewarded with a big gun? "hey now monkey, you've grown opposable thumbs! here, have a soul as recognition of your new place in the world"

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN no, this isn't another one of my religious-bashing threads. i was merely curious: since evolution is irrefutable, and since many theists subscribe to evolution, at what stage did human(monkey)-kind evolve/receive a soul? is it like completing a level of a computer game and being rewarded with a big gun? "hey now monkey, you've grown opposable thumbs! here, have a soul as recognition of your new place in the world"

From a panpsychist view everything has "a soul" (whatever that means).


Or maybe the "soul"= high degree of self-awareness

PKC, you're stoned again, aren't you?

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN no, this isn't another one of my religious-bashing threads.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN no, this isn't another one of my religious-bashing threads. i was merely curious: since evolution is irrefutable, and since many theists subscribe to evolution, at what stage did human(monkey)-kind evolve/receive a soul? is it like completing a level of a computer game and being rewarded with a big gun? "hey now monkey, you've grown opposable thumbs! here, have a soul as recognition of your new place in the world"

I'm going to say it appeared as humans evolved into cultural creatures. Firstly, because culture is what best defines humans as opposed to other animals (which supposedly don't have souls), and the state of soul after death is determined by right and wrong, which are cultural concepts.

Of course the soul is a bunch of bullshit so there's no point in trying to cram it within scientific theories where it doesn't belong. But if I were a crazy pseudo-scientist that's probably how I'd try to rationalize my dumb beliefs.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk PKC, you're stoned again, aren't you?

hahaha. i thought about you when i posted the thread, thinking "if sushi is around he's gonna accuse me of being stoned again!". nah man, im still at work, counting down the minutes. t minus 24.

haha, sorry to disappoint arbiter!

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Originally posted by Sushipunk PKC, you're stoned again, aren't you?

I used to ask myself the same question, and I've never seen weed - not even once - in my whole life

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Originally posted by Lira I used to ask myself the same question, and I've never seen weed in my whole life

what kind of vegetarian hippy philosopher has never tried weed!?

the kind that has no soul ill bet!!

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN what kind of vegetarian hippy philosopher has never tried weed!? the kind that has no soul ill bet!!

Yeah, probably

Edit: I think it's even harder to believe that my mum is actually a die-hard Spiritualist, and her life revolves around spirits, souls and pyramids

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Your mom likes Daft Punk?

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN hahaha. i thought about you when i posted the thread, thinking "if sushi is around he's gonna accuse me of being stoned again!". nah man, im still at work, counting down the minutes. t minus 24.

So you saying you're gonna be stoned soon then?

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Originally posted by Lira I think it's even harder to believe that my mum is actually a die-hard Spiritualist, and her life revolves around spirits, souls and pyramids

Sounds exactly like my mum.

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