I’d like to explain a few threads of thought that have been milling about in my head for the last year or so. This may appear to be a bit more long-winded and entangled than my other “rants”, but I’d urge you to bear with me – if only for the selfish reason that I think that these are interesting subjects. (and you might find so too) 
It’s also important to note that I’m going to be using a very complicated topic to explain a much simpler topic, and while this may seem counterproductive, I still submit that it is interesting enough to warrant the long walk.
Do human beings have souls? This question permeates our culture to the very core. I’d guess (and pardon my lack of scientific research in this regard) that most people believe to some degree that they are “special”. They probably also believe that the people around them, their friends and family for example, are “special”. They may even extend that belief to all of their fellow human beings. The concept of a “soul” is one way to represent this “specialness”.
