Mat Wilder

First question, when during the course of evolution did God implant souls into humans (i.e. when did the first creatures receive souls)? Second question, which creatures have souls (just the human species)?

Heathen Dawn

Ah, good. I’m not a Catholic, I don’t indulge in the anthropocentrism of believing only humans have souls. Life after death is conferred by the existence of a duplicate brain; therefore, any creature that has a physical brain has life after death. Humans do, horses do, fish do. Trees don’t, flowers don’t, bacteria don’t.

Mat Wilder

Note: I'm sorry to have derailed this thread. If the mods want to make this a split, feel free.

Why do you believe that possessing a brain means you possess a soul? Why is the "astral brain" subordinate to the physical brain? Does the astral brain have memories?

Heathen Dawn

No, it means you have an afterlife.

I don’t know.

Yes, certainly. Those who die remember their life on earth.

Marduk

The universe is a soul, brains trap souls, or a part of the big soul, fooling you into thinking you are you, it’s part of the universe. When you die you go back to the big soul until you get stuck again.

“I am he as you are me and we are all together
I am the egg man
They are the eggmen
Coo coo ca joob�?

sourdough

theres an interesting explanation on souls origins by Frank Zindler at
www.atheists.org click on atheism/souls/spirit/mind