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Do you believe the that you have a soul? (feddit.nu)

submitted 9 months ago by Hjalamanger@feddit.nu to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And do believe that I, this random guy on the internet has a soul

I personally don't believe that I anyone else has a soul. From my standup I don't se any reason to believe that our consciousness and our so called "soul" would be any more then something our brain is making up.

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If consciousness is an illusion, then what is it that's experiencing that illusion?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 9 months ago

prolly the same thing listening to that tree fall in the forest