Does the Atheist have a soul? ( Archived) (269)

Sep 27, 2008 5:31 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Galactic_bodhi: The absence of a diety within a personal philosophy does not negate a spiritual doctrine, merely a theistic one.


Athiest main argument for the absence of a deity is that is defies scientific explaination.... spirituality is as difficult to explain spiritually... Athiests as far as I am aware believe that we just are, and then we die.... no point therefore in anything spriritual.. it would serve no function....
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Sep 27, 2008 5:35 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Claayer
ClaayerClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK107 Threads 9 Polls 15,888 Posts
Aries01: Athiest main argument for the absence of a deity is that is defies scientific explaination.... spirituality is as difficult to explain spiritually... Athiests as far as I am aware believe that we just are, and then we die.... no point therefore in anything spriritual.. it would serve no function....


Thats pretty much my view.


hellooo beautiful girlie.. wave hug
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Sep 27, 2008 5:35 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Galactic_bodhi
Galactic_bodhiGalactic_bodhiAkron, Ohio USA609 Threads 1 Polls 9,196 Posts
Aries01: Athiest main argument for the absence of a deity is that is defies scientific explaination.... spirituality is as difficult to explain spiritually... Athiests as far as I am aware believe that we just are, and then we die.... no point therefore in anything spriritual.. it would serve no function....


Not all atheists believe this. Parapsychology has proven there is more to the psyche than what we can observe. Its a matter of inference. There is simply no proof, via inference or otherwise, that there is an omnipotent/omniscient creative consciousness behind this unseen aspect of our nature...
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Sep 27, 2008 5:39 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Claayer: Thats pretty much my view. hellooo beautiful girlie..


Helooooo sweeetie!!!!! hug wave
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Sep 27, 2008 5:40 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
But parapsychology itself is not very accepted rite .. confused dunno

I think atheism can coexist with being spiritual or having faith in some higher power which neednt be a symbolic deity or god ...

So .. thinking that way atheism can be marked by a touch of ambiguity .. to say i dont know we just die and no clue after that ..

Sooo .. i think it is acceptable to have the concept of a soul even if you dont believe in " god "
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Sep 27, 2008 5:41 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
Aries01: Helooooo sweeetie!!!!!



Hey darlin...good to see ya....wave wink hug teddybear hug bouquet
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Sep 27, 2008 5:42 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Galactic_bodhi: Not all atheists believe this. Parapsychology has proven there is more to the psyche than what we can observe. Its a matter of inference. There is simply no proof, via inference or otherwise, that there is an omnipotent/omniscient creative consciousness behind this unseen aspect of our nature...


You acknowledge the unseen aspect of our nature.... u acknowledge the possibility of a 'spirit'.... yet you do not entertain the possibility of God... everything has a purpose every cell in our body has a purpose... so does the spirit... and the spiritual realm...
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Sep 27, 2008 5:44 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Hugz_n_Kissez: Hey darlin...good to see ya....


Heya.... how r ya doin?? hug wave
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Sep 27, 2008 5:45 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
riyablossom: But parapsychology itself is not very accepted rite ..

I think atheism can coexist with being spiritual or having faith in some higher power which neednt be a symbolic deity or god ...

So .. thinking that way atheism can be marked by a touch of ambiguity .. to say i dont know we just die and no clue after that ..

Sooo .. i think it is acceptable to have the concept of a soul even if you dont believe in " god "


Dunno sweetie must check that up.... agnostisism probably... athiesm.. must check honey..

wave hug
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Sep 27, 2008 5:49 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Galactic_bodhi
Galactic_bodhiGalactic_bodhiAkron, Ohio USA609 Threads 1 Polls 9,196 Posts
riyablossom: But parapsychology itself is not very accepted rite ..

I think atheism can coexist with being spiritual or having faith in some higher power which neednt be a symbolic deity or god ...

So .. thinking that way atheism can be marked by a touch of ambiguity .. to say i dont know we just die and no clue after that ..

Sooo .. i think it is acceptable to have the concept of a soul even if you dont believe in " god "


There are certain aspects of parapsychology that are impossible to deny. The forces at work are undeniable; the source of these forces is what's under such intense and polarized debate. Traditional psychology wants to discount it as all related to the individual psyche, but I think it's more than that. In the sense of someone like Edgar Cayce, its hard to deny the validity of his remedies, even though it is his personal contention that it all comes from God. God is not the issue. The effect is the issue, and I'm not too concerned with the definition of the source other than the recognition that it is there...wherever "there" is...
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Sep 27, 2008 5:49 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
explicit atheist or a positive atheist, denies the existence of God or any other deities. This person’s views are based solely on what can be found to be true using the scientific method. Since the existence of God cannot be proven using science, the strong atheist concludes that God doesn’t exist....

the spiritual is about as easy to 'prove' as God... the two in most faith keeping minds.. co-exist and are very much inter-linked
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Sep 27, 2008 5:49 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
pyaremohan
pyaremohanpyaremohandelhi, Delhi India19 Threads 1,084 Posts
Galactic_bodhi: Not all atheists believe this. Parapsychology has proven there is more to the psyche than what we can observe. Its a matter of inference. There is simply no proof, via inference or otherwise, that there is an omnipotent/omniscient creative consciousness behind this unseen aspect of our nature...



thumbs up .Parapsychology is vague .
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Sep 27, 2008 5:52 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
trish123
trish123trish123Macclesfield, Cheshire, England UK177 Threads 4 Polls 13,724 Posts
riyablossom: But parapsychology itself is not very accepted rite ..

I think atheism can coexist with being spiritual or having faith in some higher power which neednt be a symbolic deity or god ...

So .. thinking that way atheism can be marked by a touch of ambiguity .. to say i dont know we just die and no clue after that ..

Sooo .. i think it is acceptable to have the concept of a soul even if you dont believe in " god "


Having delved into psychology to pretty much the same extent as myself Riya - I suggest that 'ambiguities' take on a similar role to 'cognitions' when we sit em in the armchair that is laugh
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Sep 27, 2008 5:53 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
pyaremohan
pyaremohanpyaremohandelhi, Delhi India19 Threads 1,084 Posts
Galactic_bodhi: There are certain aspects of parapsychology that are impossible to deny. The forces at work are undeniable; the source of these forces is what's under such intense and polarized debate. Traditional psychology wants to discount it as all related to the individual psyche, but I think it's more than that. In the sense of someone like Edgar Cayce, its hard to deny the validity of his remedies, even though it is his personal contention that it all comes from God. God is not the issue. The effect is the issue, and I'm not too concerned with the definition of the source other than the recognition that it is there...wherever "there" is...


confused yeh tu bhai kya hawa me bol raha hai........quote links for our benefit
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Sep 27, 2008 5:53 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
Aries01: Heya.... how r ya doin??



Good just trying to kick a cold....How' you doll...wave wink roll eyes hug teddybear hug bouquet
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Sep 27, 2008 5:55 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Hugz_n_Kissez: Good just trying to kick a cold....How' you doll...


LOL three things at once at the moment... on here.. watchin a movie and a bit of work in between laugh.. gonna hit the hay tho soon....

teddybear
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Sep 27, 2008 5:56 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
Aries01: LOL three things at once at the moment... on here.. watchin a movie and a bit of work in between .. gonna hit the hay tho soon....



Multitasking I see.....grin
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Sep 27, 2008 5:59 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Galactic_bodhi
Galactic_bodhiGalactic_bodhiAkron, Ohio USA609 Threads 1 Polls 9,196 Posts
pyaremohan: .Parapsychology is vague .


So is quantum physics. But inference is inference. A COMPLETE lack of data to infer from denotes a reason for skepticism. Ambiguity suggests further study..
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Sep 27, 2008 6:00 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
Aries01
Aries01Aries01Kent, England UK47 Threads 4 Polls 2,732 Posts
Hugz_n_Kissez: Multitasking I see.....


smile... not so good.... the movie and connecting singles kinda won in the struggle for dominance laugh

Nite nite hun wave hug
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Sep 27, 2008 6:00 PM CST Does the Atheist have a soul?
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
trish123: Having delved into psychology to pretty much the same extent as myself Riya - I suggest that 'ambiguities' take on a similar role to 'cognitions' when we sit em in the armchair that is


giggle lovely pic Trish ..
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