My Soul

I find that trying to discover facts about the soul is like trying to solve a very complex murder. Sorting out the misinformation and false leads requires extensive time and dedication. Add to the problem, the large number of humans who: 1) have accepted/promoted misinformation, 2) have little or no knowledge of the soul and, 3) do not care to learn about the soul. I assume category 3 will not be reading this book. I have always been eager to learn more truths, truths that are arrived...
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I find that trying to discover facts about the soul is like trying to solve a very complex murder. Sorting out the misinformation and false leads requires extensive time and dedication. Add to the problem, the large number of humans who: 1) have accepted/promoted misinformation, 2) have little or no knowledge of the soul and, 3) do not care to learn about the soul. I assume category 3 will not be reading this book. I have always been eager to learn more truths, truths that are arrived at through scientific fact and those that can be logically deduced using critical thinking.

The effort required to write a book certainly requires a motivation far beyond "just for fun". Authors write books for myriad reasons. Some write for monetary gain, some to display literary skills, and some in hope of awards. Books are written for different reasons - to inform, to teach, for pleasure reading, to update the domain of knowledge, etc. Books may be fiction and/or nonfiction. The aim of this book is to document my thoughts on the soul and maybe inspire more work on this mystical subject. The availability and quantity of knowledge about the soul does increase over time. Additionally, we humans become more adept in new analysis techniques as we progress in our knowledge. We also learn to challenge the status quo of long held beliefs that are not based on either fact or good logical thinking. The soul, not being a thing of matter, requires an inordinate amount of logical thinking.

In spite of all of the theories put forth by scientists, philosophers, theologians, and others who have started religions, there are ways to reason and think logically about the human soul. I believe we can safely say scientifically that something made of matter cannot originate from a source of nothing. Likewise, we can rest with great certainty in the fact that two plus two equals four. I mention these facts here to demonstrate that there are scientific facts related to the soul that no one can dispute and there are many disputable facts as well. We can go on with the opposite of dark is light, etc. As we take this search for facts further, we find there are many shades of grey between the two end games. The trick is to be able to sort out the grey area so that it makes logical sense. Thus, in most cases, logic and indisputable evidence teaches us certain facts. Much of the indisputable evidence I have discovered about the soul is based on sorting out the grey. Some facts remain unresolved and some facts may be beyond resolution forever. The first step in looking for the soul leads us to look for the existence of a God the recognized source of the soul. Like the soul, there are also a number of things credited to God that we will never know. I will make an effort to point out these anomalies in the text as we proceed.

Again, the primary motivating factor for my writing this book is to record what I have discovered in my lifetime search for facts about the components of the soul and how I believe the soul works in life and death. This subject crosses many disciplines and fields of study: religion, philosophy, human anatomy, metaphysical, physics, astrology, astronomy, archeology, and others. The task is formidable, however, a review of the great thinkers, many different authors, philosophers, scientists, and others along with observations and thoughts of my own on nature and my life experiences, lead me to believe that drawing all of the pertinent evidence together may reveal some answers to many age-old questions that I had. In addition, maybe it will answer a question or two for you the reader and, at the same time, add to the domain of knowledge about the soul. I do not claim to answer all of the questions that can be raised, but maybe I can shed some light on previously unanswered questions and open the door to the thought processes that will inspire others to pursue this topic to a better conclusion.

Is there a soul? What is a soul made of? Where