> [I wrote:]
> > I have thought about re-incarnation, and figured it would be nice if it were
> > true.  It all comes down to this thing we call a "soul", IMO.  If your soul 
> > really is a spiritual thing, then it *must* live on after the body dies.
> > I'm not sure I believe that, but I can't prove it.  If, on the other hand,
> > the soul is just a lucky combination of chemicals, which form a thing called
> > your soul.  Is it synonymous with consciousness?  I don't know.
> 
> Why is there this flying assumption that a "soul" must be "spiritual"?
It doesn't.  That's what I was getting at.  I was saying that the soul
has to be defined, before re-incarnation can be easily discussed.  /If/
it's spiritual, then there is a good case for it, but if it's the same
as consciousness (and there's another horrible subject) then it may
not be spiritual.
Thoughts?
Drakir