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.
