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Originally Posted by Lazonby
Being 'open minded', when this means accepting everything as a possibility, is not a good thing.
Science has not changed over 1000 years. Our understanding of it has. This understanding allows us (if we are able) to discard such absurdities as souls. And leprechauns, Allah and pixies.
The fact that we do not understand everything does not make it any more likely that souls exist. They either do or they don't. Our understanding of science would indicate that they don't.
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And you for some reason think our understanding of science will not change over the next 1000 years? The fact that we do not understand everything (if anything) means everything is possible. Look at the universe my friend. We're a small speck in something that goes on for infinity.
Look at it like this. A human is raised inside of a completely empty room his entire life. No contact with the outside world or other humans, ever. To this human being the world is this room. There is nothing more. He will never learn or understand there is a world outside of this room. Now apply this to us. We live on a planet, contained within this universe. Is there something else out there? A bigger world beyond our universe that we just don't have a means of understanding or even fathoming?
Look at animals. We don't consider them intelligent. You think human beings are the highest form of intelligent life in a universe that goes on for infinity? You have much to learn.
Does this have anything to do with a soul? No, not really. I'm just saying we don't know everything. And it's foolish to think to yourself you know exactly what happens to people when they die, because no one does.