It has everything necessary to be called a body. However, as the wax is placed near a fire, the taste is removed, the smell goes away, the shape diminishes, the size grows, even the colour changes, and finally, the texture becomes a hot liquid. But, the same wax still remains despite these sensory changes. One good reason for the soul theory is the conceptual possibility of reincarnation. Because the soul theory believes that an individual merely “occupies” their body, and their soul can exist outside of their body, the concept of reincarnation makes a great deal of sense with the soul theory. When a person dies, their body dies. However, the individual that has been in their body, the soul, lives on as it is not considered an actual part of the body. Therefore, the concept of reincarnation is a possible one, as an individual could come back into the world in another body, whether that be a human body, the body of an animal, or insect, but still with the same soul that is really themselves. To the soul theory this is all that truly makes a person’s identity, their
It has everything necessary to be called a body. However, as the wax is placed near a fire, the taste is removed, the smell goes away, the shape diminishes, the size grows, even the colour changes, and finally, the texture becomes a hot liquid. But, the same wax still remains despite these sensory changes. One good reason for the soul theory is the conceptual possibility of reincarnation. Because the soul theory believes that an individual merely “occupies” their body, and their soul can exist outside of their body, the concept of reincarnation makes a great deal of sense with the soul theory. When a person dies, their body dies. However, the individual that has been in their body, the soul, lives on as it is not considered an actual part of the body. Therefore, the concept of reincarnation is a possible one, as an individual could come back into the world in another body, whether that be a human body, the body of an animal, or insect, but still with the same soul that is really themselves. To the soul theory this is all that truly makes a person’s identity, their