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Atheists/agnostics of Lemmy, do you believe in the existence of souls? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by azmalent to c/[email protected]

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If you do, then what exactly defines a soul in your view?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If we mean "consciousness that can exist separate from the body", then no.

Edit:

By soul I meant a part of consciousness that makes us more than mere collections of atoms, not necessarily an immortal entity capable of afterlife/reincarnation.

Oh. Yes, consciousness itself is some kind of strange emergent order that appears to be more than just the sum of all our atoms.