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http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soul-8
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I think that by soul, they’re really referring to the “self” - that sense of you being located behind your face, looking out into the world. I’d argue that’s an illusion.
Consciousness, on the other hand - at least to me - simply means the fact of subjective experience. The fact that it feels like something to be. And I’d argue that’s not at all unique to humans.