Thread: help me understand the difference

between spirit and soul.

A spirit can be used in place of Soul, but it can also refer to an attitude, i.e. Christmas Spirit, whereas a soul is an intangible object invented by humans to grant them immortality.

Originally Posted by A Roxxor

A spirit can be used in place of Soul, but it can also refer to an attitude, i.e. Christmas Spirit, whereas a soul is an intangible object invented by humans to grant them immortality.

OR better yet.

Soul is inside of you that certain humans tend to ignore or write off because they have no way to prove it yet at this point..


"Hops in time machine and realizes bacteria and DNA doesn't exist because they haven't been proven."

Immortal in the sense that you die.. -.-

Originally Posted by DeathCell

OR better yet.

Soul is inside of you that certain humans tend to ignore or write off because they have no way to prove it yet at this point..


"Hops in time machine and realizes bacteria and DNA doesn't exist because they haven't been proven."

Immortal in the sense that you die.. -.-

Well you can say that as justification for belief in anything then.

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

Well you can say that as justification for belief in anything then.

Possibly, but belief in something doesn't mean you have a belief in just anything.

My point was, he really has no proof either way.

The spirit of someone or something is its true form.

(but it does depend on the context - it's still just a word)

Originally Posted by DeathCell

Possibly, but belief in something doesn't mean you have a belief in just anything.

My point was, he really has no proof either way.

True, No proof either way.
What reason then is there to believe it?

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The spirit is oftentimes viewed as a non-physical manifestation of a soul. Native American belief in regards to natural spirits of the world (wolf spirits, hawk spirits, etc) demonstrate this. If you were see a ghost, for example, the ghost is not supposed to be the actual soul of the person. The spirit is there as a manifestation of that being's soul. Does that make sense?

That's only some of the theory-crafting. I'm sure it gets plenty in depth, depending on how you define spirit to begin with. As A Roxxor said, it is sometimes used interchangeably with the soul.

To me, soul = life (example- "200 souls were lost when the plane crashed"). To do something whole-souled would be to put your everything into it.
Spirit = God's active force (or, magic for lack of a better word). It can also represent a moving attitude (as in, "The School's spirit helped the team win the game"). It also represents, to me, invisible spirit creatures (or demons). I don't believe people have an immortal spirit that lives on of it's own accord.

Originally Posted by A Roxxor

Souls were invented by humans to grant themselves immortality. That is just the way it is.

Actually this is quite true.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

To me, soul = life (example- "200 souls were lost when the plane crashed"). To do something whole-souled would be to put your everything into it.
Spirit = God's active force (or, magic for lack of a better word). It can also represent a moving attitude (as in, "The School's spirit helped the team win the game"). It also represents, to me, invisible spirit creatures (or demons). I don't believe people have an immortal spirit that lives on of it's own accord.

And this is by far very true. There is no such thing as an immaterial part of man i.e., "soul" that exist beyond the normal lifespan of a human. I've researched soul quite throughly some years back and I've only come to one conclusion and that conclusion is exactly what Zhaylin mentioned. Soul = Life.

Originally Posted by Ne-yo

Actually this is quite true.

I enjoy the claim with no evidence to back it up.

Originally Posted by DeathCell

I enjoy the claim with no evidence to back it up.

What other function does the idea of a soul serve other than to grant humans immortality?

Even modern-day religions don't deny this with their talk of a Heavan/ Hell afterlife for your soul.