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I have to say that one of the most interesting discussions this week was our discussion on the soul, human beings, and the essence of existing. We also talked about cause and effect. Does everything have a cause and effect? In my experience things cannot happen without a cause. However, just because we haven't seen an example of effect without cause doesn't mean that it's not true. Anyways, back to the soul and essence of human beings. I've always believed in souls. Not because of religion, but because the idea of it gives me hope that there's more meaning and purpose to life. I liked hearing everyone's interpretations and thoughts on what a soul is to them or what they believe a soul is. The discussion got me to think a lot, which I really enjoyed because it gave me new ideas in to what a soul could possibly be. We also talked about animals and if they have a soul too. When I was little my dad always told me that a soul is something that gives humans a conscience and helps us differentiate from right and wrong. However, someone in our class brought up an interesting point about how an animal's idea of right and wrong could be completely different from a human's idea of right and wrong. Just because humans do something one way doesn't mean that it's the way everything should be. Like we've been discussing in this class, humans are not the center of everything. Our idea of right and wrong is not the finalized idea of right and wrong. If that makes any sense. Also, if humans are the only beings on this planet with a soul, then how did we come to get a soul if we were all just animals a long time ago? Does a soul evolve in us like our intellect or biological make up?