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Newest Review: ... and physiological processes and argues that, like departments comprising a University, the origin of the soul cannot be attributed to just mind or body. Perhaps the most prominent of monist notions, however, is found in Judaeo-Christian theology. In Genesis 2 v 7, The Bible states that human beings are a living unity of body and spirit, ('nephesh', or 'living being') and that this combination is fundamentally inseparable, even after death. It is unclear as to how such an entity could be recreated as a whole in the afterlife ('resurrection') as it must be the case that some form of separation would need to occur at the... more
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Exactly what are the differing views on the nature, and existence of the soul throughout the World? Well, Global views on the nature and existence of the soul are varied and numerous. The majority of such schools of thought are split into two categories, namely Monism and Dualism. Put simply, Monism is the belief that humans are one single entity. - This belief can be set into two sub-categories; Materialist Monists claim that humans consist of a living physical body, and that the concept of a soul, or a conscious entity is merely an illusion. A well-known advocate of this belief is the prominent author and evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins. ... Read the complete review
