Originally Posted by astromark

Well said and the core of this subject. My mind is clear in that there is no soul in respect to a physical thing. Your soul is the very essence of you. Contained in the neural pathways of your mind. Years of programing and experience have shaped who you are. Some inherited factors and all those silly little foibles are you. That is who you are. Some of us are not that happy with who we seem to be. We seek council and attempt change. Unfortunately the soul is you. Changing it and you are very complex issues. At death its gone. your essence lives on as a memory in the minds of those who knew you. Your soul died when your brain failed.
I can except that as true and understand why some do not. Its all about conditioned thinking. Understanding and compassion are part of who we are, my soul lives and grows. Its me.