Week 4 - Assigned Reading Posting
This posting is on the "The Astonishing Hypothesis" published by Francis Crick in 1994. I agree with Crick that the human soul is nothing more than a fabrication that man has invented, as to why man has created this mythos I can only guess. I think that man needs to believe in the idea that there is life after death, isn't this why religion is so fascinating and why so many people believe that there is a soul. I believe that this idea that we will exist after death helps man continue his daily activities, helps man through life. Who would want to work a job 40 hours a week if there was nothing to look forward to at the end of the tunnel?
Another point that this Hypothesis introduces is that if all thought and awareness of man is a chemical process, wouldn't we be able to duplicate this process once technology advances to the point that we can further explore the human brain and nervous system?
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