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T R U T H H Q
8. The Eye of the Creature
What, exactly, is your soul?
That’s the tricky question addressed here. Aristotle is our lead, as we delve into one of the greatest of mysteries.
‘Soul’ is still a word that we use quite often. If, for instance, I were to say, I’m sick to my soul’, you’d likely know exactly what I mean. I would not have to explain myself as a manic-depressive with bi-polar tendencies, or such like. Likewise, if I were to say that something brings joy to my soul, then again my meaning is immediately clear.
But if someone were to ask, ‘what exactly is your soul?’ Well, things start to get a lot more complicated! Some will not believe in her at all. Others will maybe have a religious interpretation. But then, this will likely be somewhat vague. For instance, a question that might arise is, can there be souls without bodies? Or do we really mean spirit when we say soul? Okay then, what exactly is spirit?
Delving back into the history of our understanding of soul doesn’t usually help us
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