I would like to point out that my argument is against ‘the soul enters the body at conception’ not ‘there exists a soul’. If souls twin, then this provides an example where the soul enters the body after conception, proving my point.
There are plenty of beliefs in souls that do not require them entering the body at conception. Some Hindus would say that the body, like all material objects, is maya, or illusion, and only consciousness exists, and thus the question ‘does the soul enter the body at conception?’ is meaningless.
I wouldn’t say I agree with this point of view, but its a lot more reasonable.
I would like to point out that my argument is against ‘the soul enters the body at conception’ not ‘there exists a soul’. If souls twin, then this provides an example where the soul enters the body after conception, proving my point.
There are plenty of beliefs in souls that do not require them entering the body at conception. Some Hindus would say that the body, like all material objects, is maya, or illusion, and only consciousness exists, and thus the question ‘does the soul enter the body at conception?’ is meaningless.
I wouldn’t say I agree with this point of view, but its a lot more reasonable.