Do Souls Exists? (My Answer to the Question)

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Aurum Archon published an article titled "Do Souls Exist?". It is an excellent read and he shares many informational links in his article for further exploration. After reading I wanted to leave a few comments.  On Medium, responses to comments appear on your profile but they are not counted in your list of stories.  I often re-share my comments with readers who visit my blog.  When it comes to the question of the existence of souls, almost everybody has thoughts about this topic.  The comments below are my thoughts.

"Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes." LOL.

Some people say they don't believe in God or a Higher Being. But they believe in science, i.e. something that can be proven. God can not be proven therefore God is not real. To me, that's kind of a humorous way of thinking or analyzing because most scientists supposedly make great that are discoveries that are even named after them.

However, what they discovered was already there. The scientists never explain WHO put it there or how it came to be. The so-called great scientific discoveries are often “accidental”. It makes me wonder if God or the Higher Being has watched from a distance as they diligently searched for answers and explanations and had pity. And God said: “If I don't show them how this or that works, they're never gonna figure it out for themselves.”

That being said, I remember a man who wanted desperately to scientifically prove the existence of the soul. He had a dying man hooked up to a machine that would measure the change in the person's body immediately after their death. He would conclude that any change recorded by the machine “might be” PROOF the soul existed.

As it so happened immediately after the person died the machine did record a change, but it was so small, so tiny, that it was practically “un-measurable”. Nevertheless, the person performing insisted that it “might” have proved the existence of the soul. Of course, there would be others in the scientific circles who disagree with his conclusion, So now other scientists can debate whether the experiment really proved the soul's existence and the debates can carry on back and forth until Jesus comes. LOL.

I very much enjoyed this article and appreciate the links you shared for further reading.

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The Old Soul's Guidebook: Who You Are, Why You're Here, & How to Navigate Life on Earth ~ https://t.co/9ETxfZlXNh via @amazon #booksworthreading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #DonateOrShare #books #reading #readlinglist #library @goshoppingbees @cmoneyspinner pic.twitter.com/jq4F25ComL

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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness ~ https://t.co/1YyMOVgLtL via @amazon #booksworthreading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #DonateOrShare #books #reading #readlinglist #library @goshoppingbees @cmoneyspinner pic.twitter.com/vC0qhJ9GX1

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The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions about God ~ https://t.co/W9cmus4ASe via @amazon #booksworthreading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #DonateOrShare #books #reading #readlinglist #library @goshoppingbees @cmoneyspinner pic.twitter.com/oIvxICpAxs

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Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives (Michael Newton's Journey of Souls, 1) ~ https://t.co/z2lXBmgyY8 via @amazon #booksworthreading #BooksMakeGreatGifts #DonateOrShare #books #reading #readlinglist #library @goshoppingbees @cmoneyspinner

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The Resurrection. It's All About FAITH.

Recycling a post from my Facebook profile.  Every Easter (which is correctly termed "Resurrection Day"), many people who say they are believers celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

Faiithful Christians celebrate this event every day of their lives.  Specifically, they observe His memorial (death, burial, and resurrection) by partaking of the Lord's Supper, every first day of the week; and they await His Second Coming.   He promised He would return for us, although He did not tell us when.  That's why we "watch and pray".

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REFERENCE: What Would It Take to Prove the Resurrection? | Scientific American

This Scientific American article says to PROVE the Resurrection, there must be:

- Historical evidence, although historical documentation wouldn’t be enough.
- Science requires repeatability. ~ A one‑time supernatural event just won't cut it!
- Eyewitness testimony is unreliable because psychological research shows that memory is malleable, especially if emotionally charged or culturally significant.
- The article says there's a difference between “proof” and “belief.”
Religious belief doesn’t depend on scientific proof.

BOTTOM LINE: Resurrection claims fall into a category that science cannot adjudicate. TO DATE, no amount of historical or scientific evidence could ever conclusively prove a resurrection. The event is by definition supernatural and non-repeatable.

Belief in the resurrection ultimately rests on FAITH, not empirical demonstration.

The same logic also probably applies to the Ascension, even though there were eyewitnesses.

--- I like this science article. IT'S IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. You either believe the Resurrection is FACT or FICTION. I believe. 💖

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Did Sister Maria Talk in Code or Speak for the Devil?

In 1676 A.D., a nun, Sister Maria, who claimed she was “possessed,” wrote a message she claimed came from the Devil. However, nobody could read it because it was written in cryptic symbols that nobody knew how to translate. 

340 years later, in 2017, a team of computer scientists based at the LUDUM Science Center in Catania, Italy, managed to unravel the mystery. They used a decryption program that they found on the dark web.  (Of course! They found a translator on the dark web.  Not a surprise.  I would have been surprised if they said they found it in the Bible.  LOL. 😉)

*** “The scientists thought Sister Maria had perhaps created the code using a blend of existing alphabets. And thanks to her years of exposure to religious scripture, the nun had been a skilled linguist with knowledge of both ancient and modern languages. So it was that the experts’ theory proved to be right.”

A lot of it was just incoherent babbling. But some of the sentences formed specific thoughts. Evidently, IF she had written or spoken those words in plain language, she would have been accused of heresy and quite possibly burned at the stake. Now that they know what the letter said, using an understanding of modern psychiatric medicine, mental health professionals have written Sister Maria off as a schizophrenic. It wasn't The Devil's handwriting, it was her own.

REFERENCE: “In 1676 A Possessed Nun Wrote A Message From The Devil. Now The Spooky Letter Has Been Translated | Scientific Mirror” By Richard Arghiris, Nov 16 2021 ~ https://web.archive.org/web/20220219182310/https://scientificmirror.com/s/1676-possessed-nun-message-devil-letter-translated?as=799&bdk=0 (archived copy saved on the Wayback Machine)

This article is fascinating to read. For some reason, after finishing the detailed account of Sister Maria, the article writer decided that, for contrast and comparison, the story of Saint Bernadette, a teenage girl who claims to have had visions of the “Immaculate Conception”, Mary, the mother of Jesus, should be told as the conclusion of the matter. He seemed to think that Bernadette's story was much more intriguing than Sister Maria's.

Below are a few excerpts from the article.  It's a lengthy article, but the excerpts help you get the gist.  (Bold letters added for "effect.")

"The nun awoke from her terrifying demonic state and found herself soaked in ink. She looked down. A bizarre letter had come into her room during the night. What did it say? Who was it from? She didn’t know. Yet the letter was covered in mysterious symbols, and that led to only one explanation. Satan himself had written the message…

Yes, one day in 1676, the Devil took control of the nun’s body – or so she claimed – and wrote a diabolical message. ...

... it wasn’t the first time Satan had apparently called at a convent. ...

And over the ensuing centuries, many code-breakers tried to crack the supposedly Satanic language. But it wasn’t until 2017 that anyone made any real progress. ...

Yes, in that year, a team of computer scientists based at the LUDUM Science Center in Catania managed to break the code. Founded in 1969, the privately funded institution normally collaborates with educational and research organizations. But in this case, the group went to some shadowy places in the name of unraveling the truth. ...

In fact, the scientists only managed to decipher Sister Maria’s letter with the help of a powerful – and highly controlled – decryption program. This software is used by governments and doesn’t appear to be widely available. The team had to source it from the dark web – the hidden part of the internet that should normally be avoided at all costs. So why did they do this? ...

The scientists thought Sister Maria had perhaps created the code using a blend of existing alphabets. And thanks to her years of exposure to religious scripture, the nun had been a skilled linguist with knowledge of both ancient and modern languages. So it was that the experts’ theory proved to be right. ...

The team managed to crack a portion of the note – 15 lines to be exact – although much of it was muddled and incoherent. But those parts that did make sense contained heretical statements that would have gotten Sister Maria into serious trouble. Why? Because if she wasn’t possessed, she may have been a secret rebel. Or a hoaxer. Or perhaps part of her mind had split off from the rest.  ..."

The historical records are clear about what Catholic church leaders did to heretics (torture, property confiscation, execution by fire). If the nun wasn't judged to be a heretic, they might have accused her of being a witch.  No matter.  She's still end up getting punished the same way.  Although the Catholic Church has since apologized for its actions, it still happened.  It's History.  They may have said the sister was crazy, but I don't think so!-  I kind of think she was a "secret rebel".  Just me thinking.  LOL.😉

Unsolved mystery, solved.

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Do You Care About the Memories of Your Ancestors?

Am I dreaming about my ancestors' memories? Or ... this question could be rephrased:

• Do I believe in genetic memories?

What a fascinating thought! I never even thought of it. (O.o) :) I'm pretty confident, however, that my dreams are NOT the dreams of my ancestors.  That's not what my dreams are made of. :)  

Sharing a link (below) to an article titled:

Genetic Memory - Are You Dreaming Your Ancestors Memories?

(Apologies. The article was unpublished.)

The idea expressed in this article before becoming unpublished was very visual ... very imaginative ... very thoughtful.  It could probably even create dreams.  But as for dreaming about the dreams of my ancestors?  Nah!

Try this alternate article:

Laverty, Alison. “Genetic Memory: Myth or Fact.” Alison Laverty, 2 Dec. 2018, https://alisonlaverty.com/genetic-memory-myth-or-fact/.

Not so much interested in the memories of my ancestors. But I would love to know what the memories of unborn babies are.  

The following thoughts/questions were provoked by a New Testament scripture describing what happened when Mary greeted her cousin Elizabeth.  Elizabeth, at the time, was with child.  She was carrying her unborn son, who would be named John and would come to be known as John the Baptist.  It is said that when Mary greeted Elizabeth, at the sound of Mary's voice, the babe leaped in his mother's womb.  (Luke 1: 41 -44)  The scriptures also state that John the Baptist had the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb.  (Luke 1: 15)  

I thought:  What else can unborn babies do? 

• Can unborn babies think? 
• Do unborn babies have memories? 
• Are they intelligent human beings just like the rest of us who were blessed to be reproduced and born without disruption, interruption, and interference?

Honestly?  Even though I'm curious, I'm glad we don't know.  I don't think it's right.  A child is born into a world that's already messed up.  The last thing they need is somebody who has already gotten inside their head to mess them up before they even start living.  Face it!  Some parents take advantage of and manipulate their children in a very bad way.  Imagine if they could read the baby's mind.  Just the thought of how cruel they might be to that frail little innocent human being makes me shudder!

LUKE 1

41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Can We Access the Memories of Our Ancestors Through Our DNA? - VICE

Remembering Things From Before You Were Born | Psychology Today

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Do You Read in Your Dreams?

A Few Biographical Notes About Galileo

Galileo is a famous historical figure and is noted for his contributions to astronomy and other areas of scientific study.  Here are a few biographical notes to create a snapshot of Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642).

Though he did not invent it, Galileo pioneered the use of the refracting telescope for observing the night sky. He improved upon the telescope and significantly enhanced its by grinding and polishing his own lenses, in order to increase the magnification, and that made it possible to actually see that there were craters and mountains on the moon and saw that the Milky Was was made up of thousands of individual stars.

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"After his formal trial, which took place on May 10 of that year, Galileo was convicted of a “strong suspicion of heresy,” a lesser charge than actual heresy."

~ QUOTE SOURCE: The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLA

“Nearly 70 at the time of his trial, Galileo lived his last nine years under comfortable house arrest, writing a summary of his early motion experiments that became his final great scientific work. He died in Arcetri near Florence, Italy on January 8, 1642 at age 77 after suffering from heart palpitations and a fever.”

~ QUOTE SOURCE: Galileo Galilei - HISTORY

In his day, his work was deemed heresy, but these days Galileo is praised for his contributions to astronomy and is called the "father" of observational astronomy, modern physics, the scientific method, and modern science.

Galileo fathered 2 daughters out of wedlock, who both became Catholic nuns. His oldest daughter, Virginia, corresponded regularly with his father. 124 of her letters survive to this day. Unfortunately, all of Galileo's replies to his daughter were burned. Her letters create a picture of a daughter's loving and supportive relationship with her father. The daughter herself was somewhat of a radical in her day. Even though she saw what happened to her father, she still dared to take a stand against corruption in the priesthood. Galileo died in 1642, but he outlived his daughter, who died of dysentery in 1634.

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