Re: Off topic: Humans, Robots and Religion

[Rick Tarara <rbtarara@SPRYNET.COM>]

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From: Zach Wolff <zachary_wolff@YAHOO.COM>

> If new evidence shows that something we consider a
> soul is possessed by non-humans, that a soul does have
> some physical basis, or that something other than the
> soul should be credited with the functions of thinking
> and willing, the definition should be changed.
> Changing definitions is difficult, often subjective,
> and should be avoided when unnecessary, but sometimes
> it IS necessary
It seems to me that modern Neurological Medical Science has provided enough
evidence that our 'thinking' is organic in nature.  Such cases as those
presented in the movie 'Awakenings' seem to be pretty strong evidence that
when the brain malfunctions so does the 'soul'.

Rick