originally published on 04/20/2014
By: Marshall Ramsey II
What is the soul? Where does it come from? What is it made of? Is it possible to know these things? If it is possible, is it right to know them? Will these things remain a mystery? These are questions that mankind has asked since we first walked the earth. Today, we shall find the answers.
First, I believe it is possible to know such things. Not only is it possible, but it is right that we know them. While there are such things as forbidden knowledge and 'forbidden fruit,'(1) information concerning the soul is of vital interest, even necessary.(2)(3)(4)(5)
What is the soul? The soul is the consciousness of a person, the part of a person that learns, thinks, and acts. It is housed inside the body, and is separated from the body at death. The soul itself is capable of living(2) and dying.(6) It has a beginning(2), an (possible) ending(6), and at the same time, is eternal.(5)
It is capable of knowing both pleasure and pain.(7) It has emotions, both love and hate, and everything in between.(8)(9)(10)(11)
Where does the soul come from? What is it made of? What happens to it after death? All souls come from God.(2) The soul, at least partly, is physical in that it is capable of feeling, like our bodies(see references below). As such, it is possible, at least in part, to make 'soul.'
Because the human soul is able to feel pleasure and pain, it is therefore partly related to the atom. While the exact composition of the soul is unknown at this time, we can make an educated guess.
Feelings in the body are registered by the nervous system. Given that the soul feels pain in Hell, the soul would be partly made from the same atoms as nerve endings.
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