A soul by definition from a common source (Wikipedia) is the spiritual and eternal part of a living being, commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; distinct from the physical part. We can safely say that most religion in the world today believe in the existence of the soul, a soul for each being. With the definition of a soul as eternal, this brings us to the next fact of religion which is the existence of an afterlife.
Let us focus on today's topic which is the existence of soul. If according to religion, the soul is a part of the body and in the death of the body can the soul leave the container and move on. From this point, is it not possible to measure what exactly a soul weights? From the scientific point of view, it is a sound argument and this can be set into an experiment to actually find out that. This idea was not new and was given a fresh breathing space in the latest Dan Brown novel, The Lost Symbol. If this is true and if the experiment had been carried out, why is there no herald shouting out loud the good news of the existence of the soul? The lack of this event of course does not mean that the soul does or does not exist. It merely means that we humans have not agreed on this subject.
The existence of a soul or something similar can be viewed from the Near-Death Experience (NDE) where a person that is dead can feel himself/herself to float up and see things unseen by others. Common things that are heard is the tunnel of light and the meeting of dearly parted beloved friends or family members. As of now I cannot think of a way where science can actually prove that these NDE that is witnessed by many people actually is real and thus can prove the existence of the soul but that does not mean other people that are smarter than me cant. What I am trying to say is that let us give them a chance to further the knowledge of mankind. Surely there are stuffs, questions and topics in our minds that are begging to be answered.
The presence and existence of a soul that can be scientifically measured remains an unanswered question to me and so comes down to the fact that is it really impossible for us to measure a soul? If the soul is connected to the body and is eternal, then during certain times a soul can be predicted to leave the body and the one certain timing that it will happen of course be the time of death. Now if the soul have successfully recorded, what does that means? Will this continue on to the experiment of capturing a soul? To experiment on a soul? To test and see the properties of a soul? A soul of another human being? Will we reach such level of depravity in the pursuit of knowledge? Why not, some will answer, if it is for the benefit and knowledge of the human race. Well, where do we draw the line that separates the curious mind and a sick mind? These questions and more I leave to your imagination to bring you where you have not venture before. Until then, stay safe and sane.
Phew, I did not know how much I have wrote and after rereading, all I can say is that I am just rambling with no clear purpose. Well there is always room for improvements. Thanks for reading.
p.s. The fact is I am just a student and a normal human being with some questions in my mind. Taking up a phrase from The Matrix, these 'splinters of the mind' can drive people crazy and so I thought to just write them down for fun, laughter, peace and joy so please comment if you want and do not shoot me in public if you know my identity.
Noetic science is true and real to a certain extent and I've heard of the experiment which measures ones' soul since I was in lower secondary years. However, praises and scientific declaration of the presence of souls are not sung may be due to certain religious and government constriction. A clear example is the uproar of the Church from the mere publication of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, which is may or may not be true.
ReplyDeleteReligion, superstition, magic... They are all unexplained science. Alchemy used to be viewed as magic and the ultimate power from God Himself centuries ago. But now, everything is explained by science. Thus, we can safely conclude that the "unworldly things" such as magic or soul or ghost, are just unexplained science. Mankind is a curious species. Our curiosity and search for enlightenment is what separates us from others. I believe sooner or later, Noetic Science or science that studies the science of soul will develop. However, I would like to point out that NDE can be explained by science. It is a reaction where neurons in the brain fire intensely. And in semi-consciousness, we are aware of our surroundings without even knowing it. Thus, there are some that claimed to have NDE when it is actually the brain processing information sub-consciously combined with biochemical reactions.
Soul existence is still a vague and unexplained science at the current moment. I do not know much of it either. Perhaps it exist, perhaps it doesn't. But I dare say that in the next 50 years, we just might get an answer to that!
PS : Feels like I wrote a reply blog post after I reread everything.
As for the case of NDEs, there are proofs that people can still experience NDE even when the brain is non~functioning, a real brain~dead patient actually experiences NDE.
ReplyDeleteThat case was shown on Reader's Digest and it claims the patient's body is dead, real dead that kind of dead. The dead of not~a~moving~part~in~the~body~and~brain dead. Now if we take that article as real, this opens up a whole new meaning to NDE and its relationship with the human brain as this means the person actually experienced NDE even when the brain is dead and no neurons firing.
Such fun times we are living at, with science and the mystic worlds come together for the improvement of the knowledge of humanity.
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