What if you don't have a soul - it just feels like it because...

#What if the soul doesn’t exist? And if it doesn't exist then why does belief in the soul persist amongst people and across cultures? This video is an attempt to both answer the question 'why does it feel like we have a soul?' and then to look beyond that to say that it's not only Okay but a really good thing that we have no soul.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – What if you don’t have a soul?
00:06 – Introducing the metaphor of the self
00:15 – The historical concept of the soul
00:43 – The soul in Christianity
01:29 – Descartes and dualism: Mind vs Body
02:12 – Problems with dualism and belief in immortality
02:43 – Personal thoughts on the idea of no soul
03:02 – The Buddhist view: Anatta (no permanent self)
03:31 – Why we feel like we have a soul
03:44 – The projector metaphor explained
04:35 – The illusion of separateness
04:56 – Scientific and Buddhist alignment
05:16 – Letting go of the illusion of self

🔑 Keywords:
#soul

#self

#consciousness

#Mind-Body #dualism

#buddhismforbeginners

#anatta

#immortality

#metaphysics

[SharonBlake-qn]

I’m curious where you think our consciousness existed before we were born. Do you believe it to be a function of our brain like breathing or learning to speak?