by Tristan Russell
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January 9, 2008

Chicken Soup for the...?

February 19, 2008 06:58 PM EST (Updated: September 19, 2008 01:05 PM EDT)
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Ugh...the Devil is keeping me down!

Whenever I'm sick, I usually like some kind of soup.  Chicken soup is always good.  The meme is so popular that a series of books have even been published bering the title "Chicken Soup for the Soul".

Being a non-believer of souls, my query this week for theists is this:
    1) What exactly is a soul?
   
    2) What is it made of?
   
    3) Where is it?
   
   
Hopefully I'll be well enough to work on some videos this weekend.



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Comments: 6

Erin S. Feb 19, 2008, 7:07pm EST
"Soul" is a metaphor for the better parts of human nature: altruism, charity, selflessness, kindness, generosity and suchlike. But just because it's a metaphor, that doesn't mean it's not real!
Maddie D. Feb 19, 2008, 7:14pm EST
What exactly is a soul?

Hmmm, that makes me think! I don't know exactly what it would PHYSICALLY be, but to me a soul is basically someone's personality.

What is it made of?

I think a soul is made out of likes, wants, needs, loves, and things like that. A sould to me is made out of all the things that make a person happy.
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This is a tricky question/s. They're VERY MIND BOGGLING!
Tristan Russell Feb 19, 2008, 7:42pm EST
This is the same idea that some people have of the whole "God is Love" concept. If God is Love, then why call it god?

Same here...if a soul is "human wants", then why call it a soul.

@Erin, you haven't answered any of the questions. If it's "real", then show me how you know this.
Laura Cushing Feb 20, 2008, 1:16am EST
My soul is squishy and tastes like nougat! ;)
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 20, 2008, 12:09pm EST
In my humble opinion, your soul is the essence of who you are, who you're meant to be. It's made of spirit, created by God, and imparted to you at conception to reside within you during your lifetime. Where it goes after that is up to you.
Tristan Russell Feb 20, 2008, 2:13pm EST
Lydia, your amorphous answer doesn't explain anything in any useful terms. What do you mean "it's made of spirit"? What is "spirit"? What's that made of?

And you say it was created by "God"? Which god? How did this god create it? How do you know?

Where exactly does it "reside within you"? Medical science has studied what's inside a body. No soul there. So...where? Can you show me?

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