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Attacking the soul hypothesis.(My Turn)

Publication: American Atheist Magazine
Publication Date: 22-MAR-04
Format: Online - approximately 951 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Religious and mystical belief systems stand or fall with the concept of the soul, a supposedly essential form of energy within us that never dies, and can exist, retain memories, generate thoughts, and even experience sense impressions--all without any physical reality whatsoever. When one no...

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...asks how this can be, answer is forthcoming. When one inquires how exactly such an 'existence' that lacks existence works, no reply is received. There is a very good reason for this: no answer is possible. It is all HocusPocus.

Death has an awesome character because it is a complete and total end; as such it is the great liberator. The idea of possessing eternal life as an immortal soul attempts to rob death of its totality, and therefore of its sanctity. Any rewards and joys one has in life must be experienced in life; any...

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