Q&A: The Formation of the Soul
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The Formation of the Soul
Question
Hello Rabbi,
For those who argue for the existence of a soul, that is, a self-awareness separate from the body, when and how was it created during the development of life and of human beings? Must one necessarily involve God the Creator here—that is, intervention in the middle of the process beyond the initial creation of the laws?
Thank you.
Answer
In principle, there could be laws built in from the outset that would generate souls in the course of the process, just as happens with matter. So in my view there is no necessity for that. What actually happened? I do not know how to answer that.