Is there any reason to believe that such a thing as a soul exists?

By which i mean a fundamental part of who we are which survives after death.
It seems to me that anything which we attribute to the soul is more properly attributed to the brain which of course does NOT survive beyond death.

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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

I'm still a little confused as to the difference between a soul and a spirit.

Pikachu ·

@LordShadowfire

Yeah me too. But i don't think either has a standard definition in this context so they're probably more or less interchangeable.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@LordShadowfire by the religious all animals can have souls, while only mankind can both soul and spirit.

That's how they take it.
By them mankind was put in charge over animals.