" Our soul is what makes us us. The body is nothing more than an earthly tent covering." |
Then I find it odd that our bodies can make us do evil things, and that our memory of our lives is reliant on our body.
People who have suffered brain damage have had complete changes in their personalities, some becoming liars, violent, inordinantly sexual, etc. It isn't like they are upset about it in their minds watching their bodies do things they can't control. They are doing what they choose to do, and want to do it.
I was given a lot of anesthesia once, and was awake, talking and being nutty for hours. I have no memory of that event, and I was supposedly not responsible for my actions at that time. Where was my soul? If I had killed someone, would my soul have come back the next day to find the tragedy? Was it asleep and my body was in charge?
I'm not saying there isn't a soul, but I don't think our current definition explains it, not in the least. "Sin" is so bound up with the way our brain works. If a small defect in the brain can make you a habitual liar, or make you forget God entirely, I find it odd that there is some part of us that is aware and totally separate from the body. Where does it go when the body is in control?