TheUnknown: So you're saying the brain merely connects our mind (which is akin to a software?) to this world and body via our senses? That means that the following things: memories, and feelings, all come from our mind, or "soul", right? (since, well, you said yourself that some people remember their former lives, thus memory must be stored in a non-physical medium). So, let me get this straight for everyone. Are you claiming that human memory and human feelings cannot be altered by tampering with your physical brain? Think carefully before you answer.

Syntex: Well, the problem for that group of people who, quoting yourself, say that "just because you can't detect it, doesn't mean its not there", is that they have ABSOLUTELY NO WAY of determining what is out there, if they have no means of detecting it. Consider my Pink Unicorn example: you have no way of determining whether it's true or not, since you have no way of observing said unicorn. Yes, now that I've told you about its existence, only NOW you have a choise of either believing in it, or not, but it's not relevant. How can you determine what exactly that unicorn does, how it looks, how can you approve its existence without OBSERVING it, in one way or another? Phenomena that are impossible to somehow observe are meaningless by default, since they could just as well be a figment of our imagination. There is absolutely NO difference whatsoever between the concepts of metaphysics and the Pink Unicorn. Both are impossible to ovserve, both are meaningless concepts. Thus, even if something out there exist which is inobservable (and there IS definetly a possibility of such), it would be completely pointless to speculate on its nature, right until it can somehow become observable.

In light of this, there is absolutely no reasons to take these imaginary figments into account when determining your opinions or world view. I hope you've learned why we should "limit ourselves" (otherwise, feel free to build a shrine to the Pink Unicorn in your room).



And just for the record, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. As far as I'm concerned this debate is just harmless sport.