As long as the only thing inside that has been used in that box is your mind, it sounds lovely.l view my mind as something that exists figuratively as a mere riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, inside of a box of tampons.
Why do you believe in the soul? if you don't mind me asking.I believe in the soul so I'd say no.
How so? If the soul is defined as the "essence" or source of concussions then the "what"is already answered, I am much more interested in the why, as it may help me evolve my own "knowledge" or at the very least give me a peak into the thought processes of those that do.What do you consider the soul to be? would perhaps be the more appropriate question.
I don't think that the “what” needs to be answered in that particular way. Additionally, this definition is rather vague. What exactly is the “essence” of our consciousness, and what makes it any more worthy of consideration as “the soul” than that of our other faculties, such as our subconscious, or our appetite, or our moral sense? One could even go so far as to ask what is meant by “consciousness”.How so? If the soul is defined as the "essence" or source of concussions then the "what"is already answered, I am much more interested in the why, as it may help me evolve my own "knowledge" or at the very least give me a peak into the thought processes of those that do.
I am curious to know, have you ever experimented with lucid dreaming or astral projection?I don't think that the “what” needs to be answered in that particular way. Additionally, this definition is rather vague. What exactly is the “essence” of our consciousness, and what makes it any more worthy of consideration as “the soul” than that of our other faculties, such as our subconscious, or our appetite, or our moral sense? One could even go so far as to ask what is meant by “consciousness”.
The soul, broadly speaking, is defined as the immaterial portion of a human being (this I gathered from the dictionary). But this immediately raises a number of questions; for instance: over what parts of our will does the soul exhibit any sort of influence; or is the soul the very thing that effects our will? is the soul simply an embodiment of ourselves which resides in the spiritual world, if such a thing exists? if not, does there exist a material analog for the soul, or is it a different part of us altogether, as opposed to merely being an “essence”? does the soul exist in the objective sense, or is it merely something we like to contrive as a means of understanding ourselves, that is, a way of drawing together the various properties which comprise us? can the soul itself be divided into parts? is the soul at all immortal, or does it cease to exist at the same moment at which our bodies undergo this same cessation?
The soul is a very equivocal idea, and different people have taking widely differing stances on what it actually means. Resolving the ambiguities of the “what” may even give us a greater insight into the “why”; hence my opinion that this would be the better place to start.
I vaguely remember there being some cases in which I've had lucid dreams, but I'm not at all acquainted with astral projection.I am curious to know, have you ever experimented with lucid dreaming or astral projection?