Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World cover image

Weighing the Soul? (Scientific evidence for the human soul? Spirit? Life after death?)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

CHAPTER

The Soul Is a Space-Filling Substance

If personal continuity after the event of bodily death is a fact, if these psychic or mental functions continue to exist as a separate individuality. This would be an unimaginable breach in the continuity of nature. It is unthinkable that personality and consciousness continuing personal identity should exist and have being, and yet not occupy space. Many theologians also can imagine a soul that is not a space-filling substance. In fact, it's the standard view in the history of Christian thought that the soul and other spirits are not extended in space. They don't fill it.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner