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The Frankenstien question

WCH said:
In Genesis 2:7

"7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature."

Nowhere else in the Bible does it mention God doing this leading us to believe your soul comes from your parents [at conception]. Without having physical parents, not sure these entities would have a soul.
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so with identical twins is that 2 souls at once or would an extra 1 pop in once the fertilized egg splits in to 2?
or is one soulless?

or would 1 soul be a part of multiple separate bodys?
 
I'm confused by the arguments here. From what I know, it is difficult to define a soul. I suppose there are mysteries behind the creation of God that science could not prove to us or maybe not yet? We will never know. As of now, if someone can define the meaning of soul in a scientific way like the origin, process, and end, then I think we can proceed to the question.
 
KevinKohler said:
One day, we'll be doing more than cloning. One day, we'll make designer humans, with custom genetics. No mother, no father, just specific genes for specific traits.

My question is, will these lab generated people have souls?
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As far as science can tell, abiogenesis is impossible. Any "lab baby" will still require biological material from another person.

In any case, anything alive has a soul, so if such things are successfully done then the answer is yes.
 
blarg said:
so with identical twins is that 2 souls at once or would an extra 1 pop in once the fertilized egg splits in to 2?
or is one soulless?

or would 1 soul be a part of multiple separate bodys?
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I'd say the first.
 
*sigh* we don't possess a soul become a living soul...all living things are living souls, all dead things are dead souls...humans and animals included...the soul is not a separate 'being' from ourselves..

Neʹphesh (soul) is spoken of as eating flesh, fat, blood, or similar material things (Le 7:18, 20, 25, 27; 17:10, 12, 15; De 23:24); being hungry for or craving food and drink (De 12:15, 20, 21; Ps 107:9; Pr 19:15; 27:7; Isa 29:8; 32:6; Mic 7:1); being made fat (Pr 11:25); fasting (Ps 35:13); touching unclean things, such as a dead body (Le 5:2; 7:21; 17:15; 22:6; Nu 19:13); being ‘seized as a pledge’ or being ‘kidnapped’ (De 24:6, 7); doing work (Le 23:30); being refreshed by cold water when tired (Pr 25:25); being purchased (Le 22:11; Eze 27:13); being given as a vow offering (Le 27:2); being put in irons (Ps 105:18); being sleepless (Ps 119:28); and struggling for breath (Jer 15:9).
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=dead+soul&p=par&r=occ
 
SouthernConserv said:
As far as science can tell, abiogenesis is impossible. Any "lab baby" will still require biological material from another person.

In any case, anything alive has a soul, so if such things are successfully done then the answer is yes.
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Science has never stated that abiogenesis is impossible. That's false. Science has come up with a number of possible completely natural explanations for the origin of life. Unlike theists, science does not engage in unsupported delusions, so science is still working on discovering which specific natural explanation is the correct one. There is zero evidence that a god did it and no theist has come up with any credible evidence for the god claim.
 
SouthernConserv said:
As far as science can tell, abiogenesis is impossible. Any "lab baby" will still require biological material from another person.

In any case, anything alive has a soul, so if such things are successfully done then the answer is yes.
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This is a false statement, and using the logical fallacy of equivocation. The test done was showing that maggots did not spontaneously arise from rotting meat, and it called 'spontaneous generation'. Abiogenesis is a different definition.
 
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