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The scientific proof of the existence of the soul (and of God)
In the following site I analyse the incongruencies of the materialistic conception of the mind, on the basis of our present scientific knowledges of brain and matter.
This analysis points out how Quantum Electrodynamics proves that the brain cannot generate consciousness, which existence implies the presence in man of a unbiological/unmaterial entity. The problem of consciousness is then strictly connected to the one of the existence of the soul and, consequently, the existence of God. [admin edit - link removed] Marco Biagini Ph.D. Graduated in Solid State Physics. |
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Mod ~ Eastern Thought
Join Date: Jul 2003
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thank you for the post. this is a very western point of view and isn't shared by those of us with Eastern oriented traditions. consciousness is more than an epiphenomenon, however, that does not imply another entity inhabiting your body and "driving" it, so to speak. in my tradition, this view is called a view of Atman and is specifically refuted. further, in the Quantum field, though i'll defer to your knowledge, the UP would pretty much rule out "proof" of any sort that is 100% certain, wouldn't you agree? |
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Marco, tell me, when you are in deep dreamless sleep, you are not in possession of consciousness, but your brain is working. When you wake up, you regain your consciousness. Where was your consciousness when you were in deep dreamless sleep? and where did it come from when you awoke? and how did it come about. In, from and by the soul, you say...? Not the brain? When someone knocks you unconscious, then the consciousness goes back to the soul...? In which case, consciousness that can be knocked out and into the soul is not an unbiological/unmaterial entity. Otherwise, how can it be subjected to material force, like someone knocking you unconscious by throwing a fast strong tight fist on your chin. So with the soul. Susma Rio Sep |
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Yes, babies do have a consciousness... animals have conciousness as well so that's not a problem for the baby to be mostly like an animal. |
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God of the Mask
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You are obviously a lot smarter than I am. Maybe that's why I don't understand how you can PROVE something that has no material existence. I personaly have no conscious awareness of any part of me that I could call a immortal "soul" but I can suggest why people might INVENT such an idea... Maybe a simple DENIAL of their own mortality... Or, if there really is an eternal God, such a being would have an eternal MEMORY of everybody that ever existed- like a divine hard drive - and could therefore re-create anybody any time. Sorry if that sounds simplistic - I'm just a newcomer here. I have no experience with "faith" - all I know how to do is reason and speculate. Louis |
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God of the Mask
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