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Many of you are exhibiting the sort of skeptical and closed-minded thought that the vast majority of folks entertained in regards to things like these on the link. Granted, some of them are the result of continued technological endeavor and research, but some were ALWAYS there. But merely...

Thank you--this is the best and most thought-out response yet. I respect your opinion..and might even agree with it, all things considered. It certainly (my Bold Force) has no scientific reality or veracity to it. As of yet. But neither did radiation. Or solar wind. Or TV or radio waves or...

I sure would like it better if some of you guys read my OP a bit closer. Because if you did you would see that I postulated the source of the Bold Force (I use this for lack of a better term, and so as to refer to the Goethe quote) was not theistic, but rather scientific. Just as yet...

You need a lesson in Biology. LOL. I mentioned Chaos so as to show an example of interdependence and connectedness. Water found in nature is certainly biological. All things alive posses carbon. Oxygen comprises 22% of the air you breathe. it is a gas in the living atmosphere. All living...

Hmm..I dunno. Let us take a gander at Mr. Webster's def of "religion"..... "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often...

yeah yeah...Penzias and Wilson and Bell Labs and all that, whatever. But I trust you got my point. Thanks for the nitpick though! LOL

I disagree. Remember, I said in my OP that I believe the origin, the actual source for my "Mighty Force" would be, at the end of the day, a scientific one. Some sort of Field Theory, as the physicist guys would call it. Residual Energy. Like a spiritual form of CBR? You know: the stuff the COBE...

This is the Big Question. the best that I can come up with is that the Universal Mind would be one that was always "in favor of" or would be tapped into if the mindset or actions in question were those that lead to helping others. The species to survive and prosper. With no discrimination. That...

One of my favorite quotes if the German statesman, philosopher, and writer Johann Wofgang von Goethe, who once said "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." I like to believe this is true. Since my personal version of God is a Deist one--that of an All Powerful but yet non-biblical...

Hmm..not so fast. What about the Gaia Hypothesis? Of which a good case can be made. Even by some Environmental Scientists. There is growing evidence that most aspects of our Global ecosystems and weather systems are indeed inter-connected and at times inter-dependent. Even Chaos Theory...

Yeah, there are many anthropologists who agree with this. Our minds are obsessed with finding "patterns" and "causes" for everything. This of course served us well on the unforgiving African savannahs..."Hmm....we find wild bore dropping here every morning after it rains...so they must come to...

My argument fails nowhere, but is merely open to speculation. And.. I think you are rating too whatever smattering of awareness animals might have. Sure, then know they are alive, but there has been zero proof offered that they posses any concept of "the big picture" or their place in the...

See my answer to Shadow Man's "dogs" comparison for examples of what it can do. Or..I can post a hundred more? Your call.

Darwin spoke nothing on the soul. Apples and oranges. I am as big an Evolutionist as anyone, freindo. Your dogs had "vastly distinct" neurotransmitter-fueled feedback loops. They did not posses the ability to, say, get misty-eyed or even cry at the beauty of a sunset or a newborn baby. Or...

Oh...I feel ya, bro. I myself usually need evidence. Like with God. Before believing. And I am light years from claiming to have any for the existence of the Soul. It is just an idea of mine. And you will recall the nature of my OP? p.s. you really believe in reincarnation? I find that...

OK..I am going to make a bet here. As a psych major...I am of course familiar with the story of Phineas Gage. You learn it in 101 class. So I am gonna bet that is your link..which I swear on my brand new TAMA drum set (LOL) I have not opened yet, is about Gage and how he completely changed...

So be it. But then: is that not the original state of mind that spurs men to search for the real truths? Like scientists? One example would be Mickelson-Morley. They were "incredulous" of the Ether. So they proved it did not exist. Or Copernicus, who was incredulous of the idea the Sun...

Hmm...I didn't realize you had met my ex-wife! But seriously.....I don't think that the fact that the organic and physical organ that houses part of the soul can be altered with chemicals in any way diminishes the possibility of one. I never claimed the soul was "all powerful" or "omniscient"...

Nope. Mine is an Argument from not being able to fathom the notion that the capabilities and nuances of a particular entity (the mind) are all caused by the seemingly very limited material aspects and composition of it. I like that better. "Incredulity" wold be more what I would experience...

I hear you. What did they think they were making: another "Little Big Man" or "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?" I am a bit suprised by this, though. It has been my experience that most of the griping done about the insulting of Native American culture; the stereotyping--like with the ridiculous...