>I wouldn't put it that way as I don't see any evidence for anything like what you think of "soul". It is just one more part of the Christian mythology.

If we do not have soul.. How wasted time it is our lifes.. Don't you think so ?

No purpose to live in places like Africa, or other (where the quality of life is 0)

No purpose for love, friendship, etc..

No purpose to have children, to have family, etc..

But, If you are right, the better deal it is to understand that the "Matrix" does not exist.. :)

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>OK. But I read the Bible and I see countless acts of murder, ethnic cleansing, depravity, lies, deceit, fantasy, magic, etc. Hard for me to see a message of love from the book(s).

Second to the bible.. God it is the father.. The father must take care of his children.. Sometimes fighting, sometime giving affections, etc..

If you want to see love on the bible just go to New testment books.. Jesus came to our life to bring us the God's will for love..

If the purpose of bible it is to be the will of God.. How can we could know about the right and the wrong.. only for examples..

Countless acts of murder, ethnic cleansing, depravity, lies, deceit, fantasy, magic, etc.. Are our actions and not God's actions.. This is the reason that we must have that kind of will.. To learn !!

>Thank you for your words. That is something I like to do. Has nothing to do with a deity, just a wish to help.

It is a fact.. You are a great guy.. Most Valuable Person!!

Pardon me for this question.. But, for what reason, do you waste so many time on it (helping others)? My question it is based on your point (that we have only one life to live).. No soul, no continuations of life, etc..
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>Martyrs? Many. But few have been written about by some many people, long after his death, and all by people that never met him. Are these stories true to life? We will never know.

This is the greatest paradox of faith.. Second to Jesus words.. Our behavior, or our acts does not take us to the god's kingdom.. Only the faith !!

The same faith used for us when we develop some application.. That will work in "some" people's hand.. :)

Claudio