Old Ideas Die Hard

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The most important result of this case, in my opinion, will be that the average idiot out there will actually learn something about the human brain. It will be a socio-scientific plus for the species. sHe won't learn much, that is clear; but sHe will learn something, which is better than nothing.

'Soul' is the problem here. The average idiot thinks sHe has a 'soul' and that furthermore that soul is immortal and will live forever. This belief in an immortal soul places Hir at risk of being scammed by the various priests, rabbis, imams, etc., who claim to be able to intercede with god on behalf of the unfortunate soul-bearing idiot.

'The Soul' was invented as a metaphysical device several thousand years ago to explain the brain. The brain was discovered only several hundred years ago, and should have replaced 'The soul' in this scenerio. But old ideas die hard.