I listened to an interesting program recently that discussed the soul. What was it, where did it reside and so on. The usual suspects all had their opinions, including those who professed it did not exist at all, and that it was invented by those who believed(or hoped)in something beyond our earthly existence.
One of the more insightful commentaries came from a neurosurgeon who had operated on a woman. The procedure included dropping the patients body temperature and stopping the heart to repair a torn blood vessel deep in her brain. She had no brain activity and was clinically dead. One of the attending nurses in the theatre, discussed at length her impending wedding. After all was said and done, and quite some time later, the patient, after recovery, asked about the nurse and her wedding. What is important here is she had no contact with this nurse before or after the operation. She was able to retell much of what was discussed during her operation. The doctor explained that as she had no brain activity(flat line), and her core body temperature was much below normal, this was impossible.
Now as much as I understand the brain and how it works, this makes perfect sense to me! What was left out of the conversation was the chemical interactions that go on in the brain. Dopamine, adrenaline and so on.
I don't know where my soul is. I certainly hope I have one. So until I know different, it will be in my heart!