folkertSun, Apr 29, 2007 Yes, and yes. Even though a soul is nothing "supernatural" (there's no use for that word I think), it's another form of organized complexity. I would not use the term "transcendental" in this context either simply because people relate it to the spiritual realm in stead of its purely practical, non-physical nature. I am saying that mind can arise from other systems, yes—Gaia, plankton, the human species, the solar system, any of them.
Yes, and yes. Even though a soul is nothing "supernatural" (there's no use for that word I think), it's another form of organized complexity. I would not use the term "transcendental" in this context either simply because people relate it to the spiritual realm in stead of its purely practical, non-physical nature. I am saying that mind can arise from other systems, yes—Gaia, plankton, the human species, the solar system, any of them.