s.Socrates:Ok, now, you just mentioned things that exist because you can detect them with your five senses.Javier:Exactly.Socrates:Are you saying that only that which can be detected with our senses dies?Javier:It sure seems that way Socrates.Socrates:You also acknowledged that we have something in us called the soul. Now, are you implying that the soul must die along with the body?Javier:Without a doubt. Socrates:Just a second ago we agreed that all that could be seen, smelled, touched, etc. must die. Javier? Can you see your soul or mine or Lila’s?Javier:Not with these eyes! Or any eyes for that matter.Socrates:So, is it safe to say that since we can’t see our soul, it never actually dies?Javier:Not that fast Socrates! You are trying to trick me into something here. If the soul lives in our bodies and the body dies in time, then our soul must meet the same faith. Socrates: Let me remind you we had agreed that our soul is independent from our senses since it makes us see things we can’t see and hear things we can’t hear. You are right in saying that the soul lives in your bodies but in order to make us feel and sense things that would come true later on, then it must be independent from the body itself.Javier:As much as I hate to admit it, you are right about that.Socrates:Moving on, since the soul is an independent identity and can’t be seen, heard, touched or smelled, we can conclude that it must never die, for all that dies is anything our senses detect and that’s not the soul’s case.Javier:You are right on the money! Therefore that must mean my aunt Lila was right in saying that she knows Ulysses will be happy to see a memorial on his tomb, his soul still lives on.Lila:Oh, wow! I can’t believe it. You’ve done such a fine job SocratesJavier:Hold your horses! Socrates did make me believe in what aunt Lila said earlier, but now I have a question of my own.Socrates:If it is in m...
