Humans Have Souls

Our consciousness is our soul [1]. Since consciousness is our soul and this coincides with my opponent's definition [2], this means that in order for my opponent to win they must disprove human consciousness.I will now prove human consciousness in case my opponent is doubtful (which I do not think he does). Consciousness is a spiritual product of the brain [3]. Consciousness exists because without it we would not have free will [4], response [5], etc. Now we get to the more difficult part of my burden. Proof of the soul's immortality. The great Greek Philosopher, Socrates, was the first documented philosopher to introduce the argument in regards to the immortality of the soul [6]. Since then it has expanded on to something that is much larger in the world of physics. The argument which was once referred to as Phaedo (by Plato and Socrates), has now been expanded upon scientifically and is now referred to as the Quantum theory [1]. Dr. Robert Lanza [1,7], who studies physics [7], quantum mechanics [7] and astrophysics [7], stated: "death of consciousness simply does not exist. It only exists as a thought because people identify themselves with their body. They believe that the body is going to perish, sooner or later, thinking their consciousness will disappear too. If the body generates consciousness, then consciousness dies when the body dies. But if the body receives consciousness in the same way that a cable box receives satellite signals, then of course consciousness does not end at the death of the physical vehicle." [1] This is the analogy presented. Lanza continues: "Lanza also believes that multiple universes can exist simultaneously. In one universe, the body can be dead. And in another it continues to exist, absorbing consciousness which migrated into this universe. This means that a dead person while traveling through the same tunnel ends up not in hell or in heaven, but in a similar world he or she once inhabited, but this time alive." [1] This may seem unlikely however he also provided evidence proving that multiple universes exist. Before I present the evidence I will first show you the position that he and I advocate. He advocates the following position: Lanza believes in the Multiverse theory. The multiverse theory is defined as - a space or realm consisting of a number of universes, of which our own universe is only one. [8] Multiverse proponent, Max Tegmark, argues in favor of the multiverse using occam's rasor [8]: "[A]n entire ensemble is often much simpler than one of its members. This principle can be stated more formally using the notion of algorithmic information content. The algorithmic information content in a number is, roughly speaking, the length of the shortest computer program that will produce that number as output. For example, consider the set of all integers. Which is simpler, the whole set or just one number? Naively, you might think that a single number is simpler, but the entire set can be generated by quite a trivial computer program, whereas a single number can be hugely long. Therefore, the whole set is actually simpler... (Similarly), the higher-level multiverses are simpler. Going from our universe to the Level I multiverse eliminates the need to specify initial conditions, upgrading to Level II eliminates the need to specify physical constants, and the Level IV multiverse eliminates the need to specify anything at all.... A common feature of all four multiverse levels is that the simplest and arguably most elegant theory involves parallel universes by default. To deny the existence of those universes, one needs to complicate the theory by adding experimentally unsupported processes and ad hoc postulates: finite space, wave function collapse and ontological asymmetry. Our judgment therefore comes down to which we find more wasteful and inelegant: many worlds or many words. Perhaps we will gradually get used to the weird ways of our cosmos and find its strangeness to be part of its charm." [8,9]When referencing to the levels of multiverse, in case any readers don't understand:Level 1: Beyond our cosmological horizon Level 2: Universes with different physical constantsLevel 3: Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanicsLevel 4: Ultimate ensembleThese are explained in further detail at source: [8] if you require further understanding. Thus we can conclude: - The sould = consciousness - The multiverse theory is true. - The soul can transport infinitely into multiple universes - Therefore, the soul is immortal and does exist[1] http://www.sott.net...;[2] http://www.debate.org...;[3] https://answers.yahoo.com...;[4] https://en.wikipedia.org...;[5] http://www.innerfrontier.org...;[6] https://en.wikipedia.org...;[7] https://en.wikipedia.org...;[8] https://en.wikipedia.org... [9] "Parallel universes. Not just a staple of science fiction, other universes are a direct implication of cosmological observations.", Tegmark M., Sci Am. 2003 May;288(5):40–51.