[js1138]

Do you think that all existence is limited to only physical things?

Anything that can be studied is pretty much by definition physical. Anything that is beyond study and experiment is pretty much in the realm of faith.

[Aric2000]

This is a fascinating discussion, but it is not at all scientific.

It is more religious/philisophical, which is fun to talk about and think about, but cannot be proven NOR disproven scientifically, therefore it is NOT and cannot be scientifically studied.

Which I believe is the main point of the hypothesis that he put forward.

until we can physically measure, repeat and verify the "soul" or whatever you want to call it, it will be outside the realms of science.

[Consort]

Materialism? Lack of faith in the non-physical?

[betty boop]

Anything that can be studied is pretty much by definition physical. Anything that is beyond study and experiment is pretty much in the realm of faith.

I have strong doubts about this, js1138. If one studies the laws of nature, is one studying something "physical?" What about mathematical reasoning -- is doing math "physical?" Or are these things exercises of faith?