The Problem of the Soul

There are no solid arguments supporting God's existence or that of an afterlife, according to author Owen Flanagan (2002). But that does not imply that we're doomed to a life absent of meaning. Instead, he Owen (p19) believes that there is enough meaning and thus transcendence to be found in the scientific quest for answers.

In chapter 1 (Human Being) Owen (p11) expresses that, our personhood could be seen in consciousness, love, friendship and morality. But we are basically all animal, since the soul itself would be equated with the brain. Certainly the Christian tradition does agree that ...