# What \*is\* a soul?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 27, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-soul/501120 "2009-06-27T00:07:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashman165](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ashman165](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashman165)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-soul/501120/41 "2009-07-01T12:34:25Z")

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> [@monavis](#):
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> What is the differnce between life and soul? Genesis says the punishment for sin was death, no mention of a loos of soul!

Well, I guess in the quest to determine what a soul is, it’s wise to limit one’s inquiry to merely the bible as it’s the only book which purports to be an authority on the subject.

In short, there are many other myths out there besides it.

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