I found Hobbes' theory of the human soul (or lack thereof) particularly unbelievable. As a strong proponent to anti-dualism he believed that human beings are composed of the same kind of matter as everything else, as wooden tables and shoes and blankets. He argues that we are somewhat mechanical beings running simply on brain function and that life is nothing more than a motion of the limbs. I don't necessarily believe in a "God," and certainly not a specified one, but I definitely believe in having a soul. I don't know alot about science or biology, but I'm not willing to just let some scientist tell me that my love, my fear, my sadness, or my compassion is nothing more than an electric spark in my brain. I've experienced love and human connection in its deepest sense, and I truly believe that you cant just brush that off as a byproduct of "motion within the bodily organs" (138). I believe in a spiritual realm, not like ghosts and spooky Halloween stories, but like a continuous flow of spiritual life within nature that extends through all living things. And I think the human soul lives within that realm. It has the power to connect with other souls and to feel emotion. It has needs and desires and feelings. And I simply dont think science can fulfill that kind of answer to our questions as consciously thinking and feeling beings.
Q: Is is possible to find an ultimate truth about the existence or lack of a soul? More importantly, what's your personal view on dualism?
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