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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:

But you can't prove something doesn't exist by failing to prove that it does exist. You just can't. It is like our court system. You can fail to prove someone guilty, but that doesn't mean they are innocent. Or guilty. Just means you haven't proven it.

I'm not saying there's proof the soul doesn't exist. I'm saying you can't prove it exists in the way you can prove love exists. Nor is there evidence that the soul exists the way there's evidence that love exists.

I'm not convinced you can prove love exists. All your study does is prove some people have a higher sense of altruism. Unless your argument would be that altruism is a symptom of love?

This is getting silly. Of course "love" exists. Not if you're looking for something you can bottle. But if you define love as an intense emotional attraction, it exists. No magical thinking needed. I think you're creating a conundrum where none exists. [/quote]

Oh I absolutely agree love exists!  And you can't bottle it.  My point is that the only proof of love is the emotional feeling humans experience.  I can't tell if my child likes something or loves something.  Only my child knows.  There is no test or measure.  But I do believe love exists.  But is just like that for other things - I believe souls exist because I can feel my soul the same way I feel love.  If I'm feeling guilty about something, it weighs heavy on my soul, etc.

My point is only that there are some universals we all believe exist even with lack of evidence. Love is one of those universal "magical" things that can't be measured or bottled or scientifically proven.  It is known and accepted and described in nearly every culture in the world.

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