Post by goz on Mar 11, 2019 1:14:22 GMT
The definition of soul:
NOUN
1. the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
synonyms: soul · psyche · inner self · inner being · essential being · pneuma
- a person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity.
"in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her"
synonyms: spirit · psyche · (inner) self · innermost self · (inner) ego
2. emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance.
"their interpretation lacked soul"
synonyms: inspiration · feeling · emotion · passion · animation · intensity · fervor
- African-American culture or ethnic pride.
3. the essence or embodiment of a specified quality.
"he was the soul of discretion" ·
synonyms: embodiment · personification · incarnation · epitome · quintessence
The soul, in many religious, philosophical, and mythological traditions, is the incorporeal essence of a living being. Soul or psyche are the mental abilities of a living being: reason, character, feeling, consciousness, memory, perception, thinking, etc. Depending on the philosophical system, a soul can either be mortal or immortal. In Judeo-Christianity, only human beings have immortal souls. For example, the Catholic theologian Thomas Aquinas attributed "soul" to all organisms but argued that only human souls are immortal.
NOUN
1. the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
synonyms: soul · psyche · inner self · inner being · essential being · pneuma
- a person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity.
"in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her"
synonyms: spirit · psyche · (inner) self · innermost self · (inner) ego
2. emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance.
"their interpretation lacked soul"
synonyms: inspiration · feeling · emotion · passion · animation · intensity · fervor
- African-American culture or ethnic pride.
3. the essence or embodiment of a specified quality.
"he was the soul of discretion" ·
synonyms: embodiment · personification · incarnation · epitome · quintessence
The soul, in many religious, philosophical, and mythological traditions, is the incorporeal essence of a living being. Soul or psyche are the mental abilities of a living being: reason, character, feeling, consciousness, memory, perception, thinking, etc. Depending on the philosophical system, a soul can either be mortal or immortal. In Judeo-Christianity, only human beings have immortal souls. For example, the Catholic theologian Thomas Aquinas attributed "soul" to all organisms but argued that only human souls are immortal.
I would say that, as much as I would like it to be otherwise, the soul of a being would cease to exist when the being dies. As to where to draw the line of what level of life has a soul - like a cockroach, an insect - I don't know, but think that if an organism can sense pain and be trained by repetition of an activity, such as a maze, then it could mean that organism has a soul. This is purely subjective on my part. And I do not feel that it implies immortality. It is what I would call sentience.