Define "soul"... but I 'spect... no...

There’s no soul man

As a big fan of Plato, I can assuredly say there is no such thing as God or a soul nor a self to have either of those. THe idea of linking myself to a ghost to a lord of hosts seems about the same as any animistic tribal religion. America is probably the single largest anti-thesis to Plato in the history of Western countries. But obviously the saddest state of all is that people have the same sense as small children. Pretend to snatch their nose they believe it. A convenient way to grab someone's mind.

To me (I was taken to task by not recognizing my feelings on not using religious words) the idea of a 'soul' is just plain wrong. It is meant to imply that there is something immortal in us. I prefer to use a mortal term as inner being. Do others have additional replacement terms?

We don't have one. That is a very generic word. Kinda like spirit. It means different things to people. I do use that word that describes how I may feel when its something that moves me.. like music or being out in nature.. it sets my soul/spirit free.. its a way of expressing how I feel about something... nothing related to religion at all but more about the essence of who or what we are when connecting to something.

No

It depends on what definition one uses. If it is the psyche (the mind), yes, of course. If one means an animating force, no.

The biblical term soul in the Greek manuscripts reads "psyche". This is best defined as the mind, will, and emotions. In that sense everyone has a soul. It is kind of cold to think that one does not... However, there is nothing spiritual or eternal about this.

No.
I have a mind that cannot exist without a live physical brain.

I've posted this link here already.
Sam Harris...

Yes! I have a soul. But it's like my mind. Can't pinpoint in the body, but it's what connects me to other people. The soul is what reaches out and wants connection and knows it's part of humanity. If we had a six sense would we say that it was god given or that it evolved like our eyesight, hearing, opposable thumb, and bipedal movement evolved? The soul is the evolution of community and togetherness. (But what do I know . . .)

I always say I have two. One on the bottom of each foot. Sure, the spelling is different but I can see those soles and know that they exist.