When does a homo sapien get a soul?

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Published on September 13, 2005 By Dr Guy In Misc

Seriously, when does a homo sapien get a soul. If you believe in souls, then at what point in the life cycle - conception to death - do they acquire a soul. And how is it determined?

I know we (all here at JU) probably would like to argue that some never do (Gacy, Dahmer, Hitler, etc). But according to your belief system, when does a homo sapien - the vessel - get a soul?

Comments (Page 3)

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

Okay, from a very lapsed Roman Catholic, I thought I was given my soul when I was baptised. If this is the case, then I was about 7 months old before I got soul. Not that I actually believe it now. I mean I do believe we have a soul, of sorts. Its called our Buddha nature, if you believe as I do.

Baptism is the removal of original sin (Adam and Eve and the Apple). One cannot have a sin, unless one already has a soul.

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

I thought the Catholic catechism taught that every one's born with a soul, but that baptism is where it is first saved (in the case of infant baptism, by proxy) from hell. Which then has to be followed up for the rest of your life with confession, acts of contrition and the like to keep from going there.

Of course I could be wrong, I'm a Baptist.

Pretty close tho. Altho that is where the Catholics came up with Limbo as they could not condemn an unbaptized infant to hell.

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

I also belived that was the case.

Not quite. Altho at one time that was pretty much it.

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

You are right--reply #6 has the history of the churches debate over the soul.

Still dodging, eh?

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

Personally I do believe in deja vu and I do believe that we get our souls at birth.

At birth or conception? I think Stutefish implied conception.

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

I told you I was a very lapsed Catholic...

Once a Catholic, always a Catholic according to the Church.

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