"You" Are Not What The Religious Say You Are

Click on the link below for a 15-minute video that shatters the concept of a supernatural soul as the base of our consciousness:

Another Failed Refutation of Atheism

The experiments and treatments splitting the brain's corpus callosum
falsify the supernatural human soul.

Christian Theology Does Not Support A Non-Material Soul

To hear conservative Christians, and even most liberal Christians, speak of the Soul or Spirit, one would assume that the Bible supports an immaterial quality to such. In fact, the Old Testament is clear that the Soul or Spirit is associated with the material "Breath." In addition, Jesus preached this same concept of the Soul. Click on the link below for a video on the matter, which, once again, debunks apologist William Lane Craig:

Why We Shouldn't Believe in a Soul

The Latest On The Brain

"Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive. In the first hour of this two-part series, learn what the latest research shows about how your brain processes and shapes the world around you, and discover the surprising tricks and shortcuts your brain takes to help you survive."

The brain clearly isn't the tool humans should use to understand reality. Why? - - -

• It's a tool for survival and comfort
• It distorts reality to achieve such

Consciousness is clearly only the product of brain activity, thus essentially falsifying the concept of a separate supernatural Soul.

Click on the link below for an hour-long documentary supporting the claim that science is the route to understanding reality:

Your Brain: Perception Deception

Souls And Identity

The TMM YouTube channel is one of my favorite counter-apologetics sources. Click on the link below for a detailed rebuttal to the claim that humans have a material body and an immaterial Soul.

Why Souls Are Nonsense

"The Soul" Falsified

"Neurologist VS Ramachandran explains the case of split-brain patients with one hemisphere without a belief in a god, and the other with a belief in a god."

This is just one of several short and easy-to-understand videos that falsify the claim for an immortal "Soul." Follow the "breadcrumbs" left from this video and be educated in the topic.

Split Brain Effects

More On Consciousness, The Soul, And Free Will

A few months ago I posted on brain oddities, specifically focusing on patients who had split-brain syndrome. This involves the severing of the corpus callosum, the connection between the right and left sides of the brain, The link below delves into the anatomy and physiology of the brain and the importance of the corpus callosum in consciousness and decision-making. It is more evidence that the concepts of a soul and free will are probably illusions.

"Is consciousness a scientific problem to be solved? Or a philosophical problem that will remain a mystery? What do scientists who study the brain think? And why do they think the way they do? These leading brain scientists share their intimate ideas about how the brain generates consciousness."

Click on the link below:

How The Brain Scientists Think About Consciousness

Brain Oddities And The Soul

"Does the soul exist? Does science prove the soul or disprove it? Explore the oddest clinical cases in the world of neuroscience that raise some very interesting questions about the soul"

I challenge any theist to watch this 10-minute video and come away still believing in a supernatural "Soul."

Click on link below:

A study of brain abnormalities

No Soul, No Afterlife

There are many ways to falsify religious claims. Sean Carroll always seems to be able to communicate ways of doing so with succinctness, clarity, and humor. Here in this video, he presents the following FACTS:

• Our reality involves atoms (chemistry) ONLY.
• Life emerged from chemistry.
• At death, our atoms disperse from our bodies and stay within our natural reality.
• Thus, there is no support for a supernatural "Soul" or for our brains being conduits for a universal "Consciousness."
• Free Will: Humans can't overrule the laws of physics but are rational agents with the ability to make choices.

Sooooo, to religious apologists: Why do you ignore reality understood by science?

Click on the link below:

Has Science Refuted Religion?

This link is also worthwhile to watch:

You don't have free will, but don't worry

The Brain Is Not A Receiver Of The Mind

The latest attempt by the religious to support the concept of an immaterial "soul" is to produce papers and articles hypothesizing that the brain does not produce the mind but that the brain is the "Receiver" of the mind (soul). Since I have not been able to find reputable neuroscientists supporting this hypothesis, I provisionally conclude that it is just another "God of the Gaps" argument. Can you think "Intelligent Design 2.0?"

Below are some links countering this "Receiver" hypothesis:

https://repozytorium.umk.pl/bitstream/handle/item/5064/SetF.2017.014%2CDuch.pdf

https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/2x0vwd/the_problem_with_the_brain_is_just_a_receiver/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RationalPsychonaut/comments/2x7c7k/what_do_you_think_of_the_notion_that_the_brain_is/

https://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29169

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1n9zC2T12M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3f4pQOHKPA

https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-brain-is-not-a-receiver/

Original Sin: Talk about Difficult To Defend

The Catholic Church should be embarrassed over this Dogma. Even this child questioned the apologist’s initial answer. ANY thinking person can see the answer was just pulled out of his ass. Hello??? Science has not only falsified Original Sin, but also an independent soul. SMH

How Do We Know Adam And Eve Existed?

The Soul: Science Has No Need For That Hypothesis

"'The brain is where thinking takes place, love and hatred reside, sensations become perceptions, personality is formed, memories and beliefs are held, and where decisions are made. As D.K. Johnson said: 'There is nothing left for the soul to do.'”

Why Psychology Has No Need for Souls

The Soul

"The 'mind' is a useful idea, but this close connection between the brain and mental function leaves no room for a physical mind—something separate from the brain—to hide.

You Don't Have A Soul

"Astronomy has taught us that our planet is not the navel of the universe. We learned from biology that we were not created by God but evolved alongside millions of other species. This book is about another seismic change in our self-image. Most people today believe that we have the bodies of beasts and the souls of angels. Science tells us otherwise. In the pages ahead, I will take you on a tour of history, philosophy, and science to show you that the soul, like geo­centricism and creationism, is a figment of our imagination, and I will try to explain to you what gives rise to the illusion. Modern astronomy and the theory of evolution did not precipitate the end of the world. They are unmis­takable signs of progress. Likewise, I will show you that in spite of repeated claims to the contrary, we lose nothing by letting go of our soul beliefs and—better—that we even have something to gain. It is this empowering conclusion that I want to leave you with as you reach the end of this book."

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/25/you_dont_have_a_soul_the_real_science_that_debunks_superstitious_charlatans/ 

"Nevertheless, while a substantial majority of the American public believes in the soul and its survival after death, mainstream science has abandoned this traditional idea. So here we have two worldviews that could not be more different from one another, and if we really care about being fair and ensuring that different ideas get their share of airtime, I say it’s time to give scientists the microphone."

It’s Time to Abandon the Irrational Concept of a Soul