For atheists only - do you believe in a soul?

[bocablkr]

Please do not answer unless you are an atheist.

[MaxPower]

If by a soul you mean something that is seperate from your body and continues after you die, no I don't believe in that.

I do love soul music though. One of my favorite Ray Charles songs is I Believe to My Soul.

[bocablkr]

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If by a soul you mean something that is seperate from your body and continues after you die, no I don't believe in that.

I do love soul music though. One of my favorite Ray Charles songs is I Believe to My Soul.

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If by a soul you mean something that is seperate from your body and continues after you die, no I don't believe in that.

I do love soul music though. One of my favorite Ray Charles songs is I Believe to My Soul.

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Amen to that brother!

[DougShrapnel]

Yes, but I am a "bad" atheist in this regard. I have seem some speculative sceintific evidence for it, but even with zero evidence it's such a useful word that I'd "believe" in a soul. I'd be OK with getting kicked out of the club becuase of the belief.

Atheists are highly skeptical of "new age" mumbo jumbo, including uncritical belief in fortune-telling, esp, ghosts, various quack healing regimens, communing with the dead or erotic frolics with aliens.

[imported_luckyme]

I'm always intrigued by the 'maybe' option. In belief situations either you 'believe in' or you don't. I never quite get my head around "I maybe believe".
I suspect it comes from treating belief questions as if they were, "Is it possible that ... ". hmmmm... nope, those seem to require a yes or no also. What would "maybe possible" conceivably mean?
Ok, somebody help me here. What does 'maybe believe' mean?

[purnell]

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I'm always intrigued by the 'maybe' option. In belief situations either you 'believe in' or you don't. I never quite get my head around "I maybe believe".
I suspect it comes from treating belief questions as if they were, "Is it possible that ... ". hmmmm... nope, those seem to require a yes or no also. What would "maybe possible" conceivably mean?
Ok, somebody help me here. What does 'maybe believe' mean?

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"I don't know."

[bocablkr]

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I'm always intrigued by the 'maybe' option. In belief situations either you 'believe in' or you don't. I never quite get my head around "I maybe believe".
I suspect it comes from treating belief questions as if they were, "Is it possible that ... ". hmmmm... nope, those seem to require a yes or no also. What would "maybe possible" conceivably mean?
Ok, somebody help me here. What does 'maybe believe' mean?

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I included that option because I know if I didn't someone would complain. It actually has a vote, so hopefully that person will respond to your question.

if by "soul" you mean to say, "sense of decency" or "conscience", then yes. if by "soul", you mean, "immortal invisible spirit independent of the body", then no.

[imported_luckyme]

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"I don't know."

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Seems strange a person wouldn't know if they believed in something, my head starts hurting just trying to reach that place.
If the question is "Do you believe in X, " and you don't believe ( think it is true) then that's a "no, I don't".
Even if the question is, "Can you conceive that some day you could, given suffient evidence, believe in X?" then a person answers "Yes, I can " or "No, I can't".
Iow, I'm trying to figure out what question a 'maybe' answer thinks it is replying to. It never seems to be the question as posed. Yes, No, leaves out no positions in a belief question.