Quote from: apopQuote from: Tracerammo
The one observing is the consciousness. It's the true you. You have life right now. You are aware.
and I would say not everyone has a consciousness!
If you look into a chain linked fence, you'll 'see' diamond shapes between each folded metal wire. Those diamonds aren't there on there own, but a result of the wires.
Consciousness is not there on it's own, but a result of a soul. All things that are alive have souls. Not all things that are alive have a consciousness, but are still alive.
The soul is the part of you that you can't think about. When you think about it, you're only hinting at what you think it is with words (which are themselves the by-product of communication, not actually what the words are labeling.) A soul is life, and life just is. Maybe...